Do Diwane (1936)

Directed by

Sarvottam Badami

Genre

comedy film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 34m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

Two rogues cause trouble when young people adopt western values that clash with older traditions. The film is a comedy based on a famous play about this generation gap.

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What happens

Do Diwane (Two Rogues) also known as Be Kharab Jan, is a 1936 Hindi/Gujarati comedy film directed by Chimanlal Luhar based on K. M. Munshi's famous play Be Kharab Jan. The film was produced by Sagar Movietone and had music composed by Pransukh Nayak with cinematography by Keki Mistry. The cast included Shobhana Samarth, Motilal, Yakub, Aruna Devi, Rama Devi, Kamalabai, Kayam Ali, Pande and Pesi Patel. Based on the famous Gujarati language writer K.M. Munshi's "acclaimed comedy", the film dealt with the traditional values of the older generation in conflict with the western values adopted by the youngsters. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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