Balidan
| Balidan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Naval Gandhi |
| Produced by | Orient Pictures Corporation |
| Written by |
Rabindranath Tagore Jamshed Ratnagar (screenplay) |
| Based on | Bisarjan (play) |
| Starring |
Master Vithal Sulochana (Ruby Myers) Zubeida Sultana |
| Cinematography | Naval Bhatt |
Production company |
Orient Pictures Corporation |
Release dates | 1927 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Silent |
Balidan also called Sacrifice, is a 1927 Indian cinema's silent film directed by Naval Gandhi and based on a play by Rabindranath Tagore.[1] It was produced by Orient Pictures Corporation.[2] Balidan is cited as one of the top ten lost films of Indian Cinema by P. K. Nair.[3] Hailed as "an excellent and truly Indian film" by The Indian Cinematograph Committee, 1927–28,[4] it was used by them as one of the films to "show how 'serious' Indian cinema could match Western standards".[5]
The film starred the then popular cast of Master Vithal, Sulochana (Ruby Myers), Zubeida, Sultana, Jal Khambata and Jani Babu.[6]
A social-reformist costume drama film, written by Tagore in 1887,[5] it was set in the fictional kingdom of Tippera, and involved clashes between a progressive-minded King and a "tradition-bound priest".[1] The film was stated to be commercially successful.[4]
Cast
- Master Vithal
- Sulochana (Ruby Myers)
- Zubeida
- Sultana
- Jal Khambata
- Jani Babu
- J. Makhijani
References
- 1 2 Crow, Jonathan. "Balidan". nytimes.com/. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Sacrifice". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ Nair, P. K. "India's top ten lost films". filmheritagefoundation.co.in. Film Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- 1 2 "Balidan (Sacrifice) 1927". filmheritagefoundation.co.in. Film Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- 1 2 Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. pp. 250–. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
- ↑ "Balidan". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.