Kokila (1937)

Original title

Nightingale

Directed by

Sarvottam Badami

Genre

drama film

Country

British Raj

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Based on a Gujarati novel, this family drama follows personal relationships and social conflicts in 1930s India. It centers on characters navigating love, duty, and tradition within a household.

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What happens

Kokila (transl. Nightingale) is a 1937 Hindi social family drama film directed by Sarvottam Badami. The music was composed by Anil Biswas with lyrics written by Siddiqui and Zia Sarhadi. The story was adapted from the well-known novel Kokila, written by Gujarati writer Ramanlal Vasantlal Desai. The film starred Motilal, Sabita Devi, Shobhna Samarth, Maya Bannerjee, Sitara Devi, Pesi Patel, Siddiqui and Kayam Ali. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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