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] PlotThe 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] CastThe cast is as follows:[1]
ProductionThe 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
All lyrics are written by Sudarshan[1]; all music is composed by Rafiq Ghaznavi, Saraswati Devi[1]
ReceptionIt 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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