Grama Kanya (1936)

Directed by

Sarvottam Badami

Genre

drama film

Country

British Raj

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man loves a village girl but is forced by his family to marry another woman. The film shows the tangled feelings and problems that come from this arrangement.

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What happens

Grama Kanya (transl. Village Girl) is a 1936 Hindi melodrama film directed by Sarvottam Badami. The film produced by Sagar Movietone had cinematography by Faredoon Irani, story by Jayant Shyam and dialogue by Waqif. The music was composed by the renowned bhajan singer Shankarrao Khatu. The cast included Surendra, Sabita Devi, Yakub, Aruna, Kayam Ali, and Gulzar. The story is about a young man, Kumar (Surendra), who loves a girl, Vilas (Aruna), but has to marry another Bansari (Sabita Devi), due to family obligations. The film follows the complications arising from the situation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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