Hindustan Hamara

Overview

Feudal melodrama: Veena (Jamuna), daughter of an exploitative landlord and wife of the drunkard Chunilal (Shivdasani), defies her family and fights for the exploited peasantry. In the process she falls in love with the poor Madhu (Nandrekar). When her evil husband cannot undermine the peasants' unity he commits suicide. The heroine is disinherited by her father, but remains committed to nationalism. The film prominently deploys Gandhian symbols (e.g. the spinning wheel), and contrasts an idyllic notion of erstwhile India to the penury of its people today.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

October 26, 1940

Original language

English

Production

Film Corporation of India

Cast

Gope,Padmadevi,Jamuna Barua,Badri Prasad,Hari Shivdasani,Nandrekar

Director

Ram Daryani

Writer

D.N. Madhok

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0158654