Bharthari (1944)

Original title

Bhartrahari

Directed by

Chaturbhuj Doshi

Country

British Raj

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of King Bharthari of Ujjaini. It shows his love for his wife Pingla and his decision to give up his throne to his brother. He then becomes a saint-poet.

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What happens

Bharthari (also known as Bhartrahari, or Bhartrihari) is a Hindi language film. It was released in 1944. The film was directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for Navin Pictures and produced by P. B. Zaveri. The music was composed by Khemchand Prakash and the lyricist was Pandit Indra Chandra. The cast included Surendra, Mumtaz Shanti, Kajjanbai, Aroon, Sulochana Chatterjee and Yashwant Dave. It was the fifth-highest-grossing Indian film of 1944. A devotional film, it was based on the approx. 1st century BC King Bharthari of Ujjaini, of folklore. The Hindi film version shows his love for his wife Pingla, his abdication in favour of his brother Vikramaditya, and his subsequent renunciation, going on to become a famous saint-poet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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