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Toofani Tarzan (1937)

Toofani Tarzan poster
Directed by
Homi Wadia
Country
British Raj
Runtime
1h 52m
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A scientist seeks the elixir of life in the jungle. An adventurer named Tarzan gets involved in the quest.

adventurouszanypulpyenergeticretrofantasticalaction-packed

What happens

Toofani Tarzan (Typhoon Tarzan/Stormy Tarzan) is a 1937 Hindi action adventure film directed by Homi Wadia. Produced by the Wadia brothers' Wadia Movietone, the film had music by Master Mohammed with lyrics by Gyan Chander. It starred John Cawas, Gulshan, Nazira, Boman Shroff, Chandrashekhar and Dalpat. The film typically had the theme of ‘mad scientists looking for the elixir of life’ as per Rosie Thomas (2005), cited by Gokulsing and Dissanayake, and was publicised as ‘India’s first jungle adventure film’ with remakes in the 1950s as the Zimbo series. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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