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Hanuman Patal Vijay (1950)

Hanuman Patal Vijay poster
Original title
Hanumaan Pataal Vijay
Directed by
Homi Wadia
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
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This Indian film from 1951 tells the story of Hanuman, the devoted monkey god, who battles the demon brothers Ahiravan and Mahiravan. It shows his loyalty to Ram and his victory over evil forces in a mythological adventure.

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What happens

Hanuman Patal Vijay (Hindi: हनुमान पाताल विजय, "Hanuman's Victory Over Hell") is a 1951 Hindi mythological film directed by Homi Wadia for his Basant Pictures banner. Meena Kumari starred in this devotional film with S. N. Tripathi playing Hanuman. Following her career as a child actress, Meena Kumari did heroine roles in mythologies made by Basant Pictures and directed by Homi Wadia. She had an extremely successful career for some years playing goddesses before her big commercial break in Baiju Bawra (1951). S. N. Tripathi, besides acting in the film, also composed the music. His costars were Meena Kumari, Mahipal, Niranjan Sharma, Dalpat and Amarnath. The story was about Hanuman's devotion to Ram and his battle with the two demon brothers Ahiravan and Mahiravan. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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