Prithvi Vallabh

1943 Indian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Prithvi Vallabh

Prithvi Vallabh (Hindi: पृथ्वी वल्लभ) is a historical drama Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner it was released in 1943.[2][3] It had music by Rafiq Ghaznavi and Saraswati Devi with lyrics by Pandit Sudershan who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues.[4] The film starred Sohrab Modi, Durga Khote, Sankatha Prasad, Kajjanbai, Meena Shorey, Sadiq Ali, K. N. Singh and Al Nasir.[5]

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Prithvi Vallabh
Prithvi Vallabh (1943)
Directed bySohrab Modi
Written byK. M. Munshi[1]
Produced byMinerva Movietone
Starring
CinematographyY. D. Sarpotdar
Music by
Production
company
Minerva Movietone[1]
Release date
  • 1943 (1943)
Running time
121 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi[1]
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Plot

The story revolves around two kings, Prithvi Vallabh (Munj) of Avantipur and Tailapa, a neighboring king. With the help of his sister Mrinalvati (Durga Khote) and another neighbouring king Bhillam (K. N. Singh), Tailap manages to capture Prithvi Vallabh. The rest of the film follows incidents following his captivity.[6]

Cast

The cast is as follows:[1]

Production

The film was a remake of 1924 silent film Prithvi Vallabh by Manilal Joshi.[1] The story is an adaptation of K. M. Munshi's book Prithivivallabh written in 1920.[7]

Soundtrack

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Prithvi Vallabh
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Released1943
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageHindi
External audio
Jukebox on YouTube
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Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Tailap Ki Nagri Me Gana Nahi Hai"Rafique Ghaznavi, Menka Bai 
2."Ram Naam Dhan Paya Maine"Menka Bai 
3."Panchi Ud Chal Apne Desh"Menka Bai, Rafique Ghaznavi 
4."Aankho Me Muskuraye Jaa"Menka Bai 
5."Hawa Ne Bandha Hai Kya Rang"Amirbai Karnataki 
6."Jeevan Ka Jug Aaya Jivan Ka Sukh Laya"Amirbai Karnataki 
7."Khule Swarg Ke Dwar Jag Me"Menka Bai 
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All lyrics are written by Sudarshan[1]; all music is composed by Rafiq Ghaznavi, Saraswati Devi[1]

Reception

It was not a major success compared to Modi's previous big budget films like Pukar (1939) and Sikandar (1941).[1]

References

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