Izzat (1937)

Directed by

Franz Osten

Genre

drama film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

1h 47m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young couple falls in love despite being from rival communities. Their relationship faces opposition from their families and society.

melodramaticromantictensesocially chargedemotionally heavyclassicalslow-paced

What happens

Izzat (transl. Honour) is a 1937 Hindi film social drama, directed by Franz Osten. The film was produced by Himanshu Rai for Bombay Talkies. The credit roll of Izzat attributes the story to Dr. G. Nundy, adapted for screen by J. Nundy. The screenplay was by Niranjan Pal, who handled the story section of Bombay Talkies. J. S. Casshyap wrote the songs and dialogues and was assisted in dialogue direction by S. I. Hassan. The music was composed by Saraswati Devi, with actor Mumtaz Ali doubling as the choreographer. The film starred Ashok Kumar with Devika Rani in the lead, while the rest of the cast included Mumtaz Ali, Madhurika, Kamtaprasad, Chandraprabha, and P. F. Pithawala. The film involves two "warring clans", the Marathas and the Bhil tribe, along with a young couple in love, much in "a Romeo and Juliet" style story setting. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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