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Vadilona Vanke

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Vadilona Vanke
Directed byRamchandra Thakur[1]
Written byPrabhulal Dwivedi[1]
Based onPlay by Deshi Natak Samaj[1]
Starring
  • Motibai
  • Vasant Nayak
  • Pratima Devi
  • Latabai
  • Ramesh Vyas
CinematographyGordhanbhai Patel[1]
Music byMohan Jr, Prabhulal Dwivedi (lyrics)[1]
Production
company
Saras Pictures[1]
Release date
  • 1948 (1948)
Running time
132 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati[1]

Vadilona Vanke (lit.'For Forefather's Fault')[2] is 1948 Indian Gujarati social drama film directed by Ramchandra Thakur.

Plot

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The story revolves around conflict of rights and ambitions in a joint family. Snehgopal, a retired dewan has two daughters: elder Samata who is married to imprisoned political activist Pushkar, and younger Shobhna is married to modernised and aimless Kirtikumar. Pushkar's window mother Bhagirathi and younger brother Surendra are also involved. Other members of the family, employees of Pushakar and Snehgopal as well as a criminal also plays part in the drama. When Pushkar dies in the end, the hostilities in the family ends.[1]

Cast

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The cast is as follows:[1]

  • Motibai
  • Vasant Nayak
  • Pratima Devi
  • Latabai
  • Ramesh Vyas
  • Anant Vin
  • Amrit
  • Anjana
  • Neelam
  • Chunilal Nayak
  • Master Pransukh
  • Baby Saroj
  • Vijaya
  • Keshav Purohit
  • Jayshankar
  • Chhagan Romeo

Production

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The melodramatic film depicted social impact of "modernisation" of Indian society.[1] It is based on a popular 1938 play written by Prabhulal Dwivedi[2][1][3][4] and produced by the Deshi Natak Samaj, a theatre company.[1] The stage play featured a song "Dil Hoy Amiri Biradar To".[5]

The film song "Mitha Lagya Te Mane Aajna Ujagara'' sung by Motibai became popular.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Revised ed.). Routledge. p. 312. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
  2. ^ a b Lal, Ananda (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-564446-3.
  3. ^ "The Journey to success". Shri Prabhulal Dwivedi - Natya Maharshi. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
  4. ^ a b Shah, Saurabh. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું". Sandesh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  5. ^ Delhi, All India Radio (AIR),New (7 October 1941). THE INDIAN LISTENER: Vol. VI. No. 20. (7th OCTOBER 1941). All India Radio (AIR),New Delhi.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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