Underplayed Gems

Sairandhri (1933)

Sairandhri poster
Original title
सैरंध्री
Directed by
V. Shantaram
Genre
drama
Country
British Raj
Runtime
2h 28m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This 1933 Indian film adapts an episode from the Mahabharata. It focuses on Draupadi taking the identity of a female servant to hide from the Kauravas.

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What happens

Sairandhari (सैरंध्री) a 1933 Indian film based on an episode from the Mahabharata and directed by V. Shantaram. The film was a bilingual made as Sairandhari in both Marathi and Hindi. Produced by Prabhat Film Company, it has been cited as one of the 21 "most wanted missing Indian treasures" by P K. Nair, the National Film Archive of India founder. The music composer was Govindrao Tembe. The cast included Master Vinayak, Leela, Prabhavati, Shakuntala, G.R. Mane, Nimbalkar and Shankarrao Bhosle. It is the first Indian colour film. The film was shot on Agfa B&W 35-mm negative. The release prints were made in Germany by Bipack colour printing process. The film revolved around an incident from the Mahabharata and told the story of Draupadi as Malini/Sairandhari (female servant), the thirteenth identity she took in order to remain safe and hidden from the Kauravas. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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