Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1954)

Original title

श्री चैतन्य महाप्रभु

Directed by

Vijay Bhatt

Genre

biographical film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 35m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film tells the story of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, a 15th century poet saint and social reformer from Bengal. It follows his life as a devotee of Krishna and shows his influence as a spiritual figure.

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What happens

Shri Chaitanya Mahaprabhu is a 1953 Hindi devotional biopic film produced and directed by Vijay Bhatt. The film's music was composed by R. C. Boral, with lyrics by Bharat Vyas. The director of photography was V. N. Reddy. Bharat Bhushan won the Filmfare Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Chaitanya Mahaprabhu. Asha Parekh, having started her career as a child artist in 1952, and who went on to become a famous actress, was cast in a small role in this film. The starcast included Bharat Bhushan, Durga Khote, Ameeta, Asha Parekh, Ram Mohan, Madan Puri, Kanhaiyalal and B.M. Vyas. The film was about the 15th century "medieval Vaishnav poet saint" and social reformer of Bengal, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu, whom many considered an Avatar of Krishna. He was himself a Krishna devotee who is revered and worshipped even today. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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