Nanubhai Vakil

Nanubhai Vakil (23 May 1902 – 29 December 1980) was a Hindi and Gujarati film director. He directed the first Gujarati feature film,^[1] in 1932, with a biopic on the saint Narsinh Mehta, Narsinh Mehta, whose cast included the actress Mehtab.

Nanubhai Vakil
Born	(1902-05-23)23 May 1902 Bulsar, British India
Died	29 December 1980(1980-12-29) (aged 78) Mumbai, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Film Director, Film Producer, Writer
Spouse	Anuradha Vakil
Children	Rajesh Vakil, Rupa Joshi, Pradeep Vakil, Sunil Vakil, Navin Vakil and Jayshree Ramachandran
Parent	Bhimbhai Desai

Career

Vakil frequently collaborated with Zubeida and Patience Cooper. The twelve-year-old Suraiya, who had done minor roles as a child artist in films like Usne Kya Socha (1937) was cast as the young Mumtaz in Taj Mahal (1941) by Vakil.^{[citation needed]} Vakil later remade several of the silent films "based on Parsi theatre plays".^[2] W. M. Khan, who became famous as the first person to sing in an Indian film, "De De Allah Ke Naam Pe Pyare" in Alam Ara (1931) was made to reprise that song and role when he was seventy-one years old by Nanubhai Vakil. The film was Vakil's version of Alam Ara (1973), produced by Maffatlal Shah, with music by Iqbal Qureshi.^[3]

Filmography

As a director

Year	Film	Notes
1929	Veer Pujan	Silent film
1929	Tit For Tat	Silent film
1929	Sinhaldweep Ki Sundari	Silent film
1929	Kumud Kumari	Silent film
1929	Dehna Daan	Silent film
1930	Vifreli Waghan	Silent film
1930	Vanraj	Silent film
1930	Sorathi Baharvatiyo	Silent film
1930	Sheikh Chilli	Silent film
1930	Rasili Radha	Silent film
1930	Ranakdevi	Silent film
1930	Madhbhar Mohini	Silent film
1930	Desh Deepak	Silent film
1931	Noor-E-Alam	Silent film
1931	Mojili Mashuq	Silent film
1931	Hoor-E-Roshan	Silent film
1931	Baghdad Nu Bulbul	Silent film
1931	Azadi Nu Jung	Silent film
1931	Albeli Mumbai	Silent film
1932	Nakhreli Nar	Silent film
1932	Baghdad Ka Badmash	Silent film
1932	Narsinh Mehta	First Gujarati talkie
1932	Bulbule Baghdad	Hindi
1933	Bulbule Punjab	Hindi
1934	Rashk-e-Laila	Hindi, Writer
1934	Nand Ke Lala	Hindi
1935	Birbal Ki Beti	Hindi
1936	Mr. and Mrs. Bombay	Hindi
1937	Fakhre Islam	Hindi
1938	Banke Sanvaria	Hindi
1941	Jadui Bandhan	Hindi
1941	Taj Mahal	Hindi
1943	Naya Zamana	Hindi
1946	Baghdad Ka Chor	Hindi
1947	Chithrabahavali	Tamil
1947	Vedhalapuram	Tamil
1954	Gul Bahar	Hindi
1955	Hatimtai Ki Beti	Hindi, Producer
1956	Lalkaar	Hindi
1957	Bansari Bala	Hindi
1958	Pehla Pehla Pyar	Hindi
1959	Flying Rani	Hindi
1964	Idd Ka Chand	Hindi

References

1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
2. Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker (1 November 2009). Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947. University of Iowa Press. pp. 442–. ISBN 978-1-58729-642-0. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
3. Vijay Ranchan (2 January 2014). Story of a Bollywood Song. Abhinav Publications. pp. 13–. GGKEY:9E306RZQTQ7. Retrieved 25 February 2015.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

External links

• Nanubhai Vakil at IMDb