Gopal Krishna (1938)

Original title

गोपाळ कृष्ण

Directed by

Vishnupant Govind Damle, Sheikh Fattelal

Genre

drama

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film retells the story of the young god Krishna and his conflict with the tyrant King Kamsa. It was made in the late 1930s in India and uses the myth as a metaphor for the people's resistance against British colonial rule.

mythologicalsocialmetaphoricaldatedearnestslowdialog-drivenpatriotic

What happens

Gopal Krishna is a 1938 Marathi and Hindi mythological social film from Prabhat Film Company. The film was a remake of Prabhat Film Company's first silent film Gopal Krishna (1929). It was made in Marathi and Hindi simultaneously. The film was directed by Sheikh Fattelal and V. G. Damle and starred Ram Marathe, Shanta Apte, Parshuram, Prahlad, Ulhas and Ganpatrao. The story was written by Shivram Vashikar and the music was by Krishnarao. Based on the young Lord Krishna, the story is less mythology and more about a social awareness for change. The film was made during the pre-independent India era when the resentment against British rule was high. The film makers metaphorically used the story of the boy Krishna and the cowherds against the oppressive King Kamsa, portraying the feelings of the Indians against the British mainly through dialogue. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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