Hunterwali
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Hunterwali (transl.āA Woman with a Whip) is a 1935 Indian Hindi-language action film by the Wadia Movietone company of Bombay (now Mumbai), featuring Fearless Nadia as the heroine. A story of a princess who fights injustice as the masked crusader Hunterwali (lit. "lady with the whip"), the film propelled Nadia and the Wadia brothers of Wadia Movietone to fame.
Hunterwali | |
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Directed by | Homi Wadia |
Written by | Homi Wadia |
Screenplay by | Homi Wadia Joseph David |
Story by | J.B.H. Wadia |
Produced by | Wadia Movietone |
Starring | Fearless Nadia |
Cinematography | Balwant Dave[1] |
Music by | Master Mohammed |
Production company | Wadia Movietone |
Distributed by | Wadia Movietone |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Budget | Rs 80,000 |
Hunterwali was the first lead role for Nadia. She performed many stunts in the film, which were applauded by the audience. The film, an expensive venture, was a blockbuster. It inspired numerous products, incorporating Hunterwali in their brand names. Because of the movie's success, Nadia became a cult icon and starred in numerous stunt films, becoming Indian cinema's "earliest and most popular stunt actress".[2] A sequel to the film; Hunterwali Ki Beti, was released in 1943, which made the former the first Indian movie ever to have a sequel.