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Ramayani (1945)

Ramayani poster
Directed by
Sarvottam Badami
Genre
fantasy
Country
British Raj
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a 1945 Hindi film adaptation of the ancient Hindu epic Ramayana. It tells the story of Prince Rama's exile, the abduction of his wife Sita by the demon king Ravana, and his quest to rescue her.

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What happens

Ramayani is a 1945 Hindi mythological film directed by Sarvottam Badami for Purnima Productions. The music direction was by S. N. Tripathi with lyrics written by Bekal. Several films were made in that era based on the Ramayana. Vijay Bhatt made his famous Ram Rajya (1943), and Purnima Productions made their version of the epic, titling it Ramayani. The film starred Pahari Sanyal, Nargis, Chandra Mohan, Rose, Kanhaiyalal and Amirbai Karnataki. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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