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Narsi Bhagat (1940)

Narsi Bhagat poster
Directed by
Vijay Bhatt
Genre
biographical film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
2h 59m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Narsinh Mehta, a saint-poet from Gujarat known for his devotional songs. It focuses on his life and the impact of his bhajan that was a favorite of Mahatma Gandhi.

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What happens

Narsi Bhagat is a Bollywood devotional biopic film directed by Vijay Bhatt, released in 1940. The film, based on Gujarat's famous saint-poet Narsinh Mehta, contains his most popular bhajan, "Vaishno Jan To Tene Kahiye Je Peed Parayi Jane Re", which was also the favourite of Mahatma Gandhi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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