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Bhabhi (1938 film)
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Bhabhi (Sister-in-Law) is a 1938 social family drama Hindi film directed by Franz Osten.[1] The film was based on a Bengali novel written by Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay called "Bisher Dhoan" ("বিষের ধোঁয়া"). Bandyopadhyay was a famous Bengali novelist and short story writer also known as the creator of the fictional detective Byomkesh Bakshi.[2] The cinematographers were Wirsching and Pareenja. Dialogues and lyrics by J. S. Casshyap. V. H. Desai, the comedian, got his "big break" in Bhabhi when he joined Bombay Talkies. He became popular as the nervous father of the heroine Renuka Devi.[3] S. N. Tripathi started his acting with a small role in the film. The film had the new found Renuka Devi in the lead.[4]
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![]() Screenshots of Bhabhi from Filmindia January 1939 | |
Directed by | Franz Osten |
Written by | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
Produced by | Bombay Talkies |
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Cinematography | Joseph Wirsching Pareenja |
Music by | Saraswati Devi |
Production company | Bombay Talkies |
Distributed by | Ramniklal Mohanlal and Co., Bombay |
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Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | British India |
Language | Hindi |
The cast included P. Jairaj, Maya Devi as the young widow, with V. H. Desai, Rama Shukal, Meera, M. Nazir, P. F. Pithawala.[5]
The film is family social drama, which deals with the issue of young widows. It put a special focus on the Indian society's attitude towards them, and society's bigoted approach to "man- woman relationships".[6]