Gorakh Aya (1938)
- Directed by
- Chaturbhuj Doshi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- British Raj
- Runtime
- 2h
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
A legend about the sage Machhindra and his disciple Gorakh. Machhindra blames women for all troubles and retreats to the Himalayas, dividing a kingdom into two armies. The women's army is led by Tilottama and the men's army by Machhindra.
mythologicalepicdramatichistoricalseriousmusicalallegorical
What happens
Gorakh Aya (Gorakh Has Come) is a 1938 Hindi mythology film from Ranjit Movietone. It was the debut directorial venture for Chaturbhuj Doshi, who had made a name for himself as a journalist and publicist. The screenplay was by Gunvantrai Acharya, with dialogues by Pyare Lal Santoshi. The cinematographer was Krishna gopal and music was composed by Gyan Dutt. The film starred Rajkumari, Mazhar Khan, Trilok Kapoor, and Kalyani in the lead roles. The film was also Rajkumari's debut as a playback singer. The story based on the legend of Machhindra and his disciple Gorakh, involves Machhindra's retreat to the Himalayas for meditation. His belief that women are to blame for all troubles divides the Indian Kingdom into two armies, one run by Tilottama, leading the women's army and another, an all-male army, led by Machhindra himself. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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