Vikramaditya (1945)

Directed by

Vijay Bhatt

Genre

biographical film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 46m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A king named Vikramaditya promises to rescue a princess from Kashmir. He also hires a famous poet named Kalidas and battles the invading Shakas.

historicaldramaticepicseriouspatrioticheroicstatelyformal

What happens

Vikramaditya is a 1945 Hindi historical drama film directed by Vijay Bhatt for his banner Prakash Pictures. The title role of the King of Avanti, Vikramaditya, was played by Prithviraj Kapoor, who had made a name for himself as a good actor by then and was extremely popular. The film was made as a result of Bhatt's interest in history and on the request of the Vikram Bimillenium Committee, celebrating the 2000 years of the King Vikramaditya according to the Vikram Samvat, Hindu calendar. The film-maker concentrated on factual history rather than fiction for his story. The music direction was by Shankar Rao Vyas with the lyricists being Ramesh Gupta and Roopdas. The film starred Prithviraj Kapoor, Prem Adib, Baburao Pendharkar, Ratnamala, Bhagwandas and Ranjana. The story revolves around the king Vikramaditya, who promises to save the princess of Kashmir, appoints Kalidas as court-poet, and his fight against the Shakas (Scythians). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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