Vadilona Vanke

Vadilona Vanke
Vadilona Vanke
Directed by	Ramchandra Thakur
Written by	Prabhulal Dwivedi
Based on	Play by Deshi Natak Samaj
Starring	Motibai; Vasant Nayak; Pratima Devi; Latabai; Ramesh Vyas;
Cinematography	Gordhanbhai Patel
Music by	Mohan Jr, Prabhulal Dwivedi (lyrics)
Production; company	Saras Pictures
Release date	1948;
Running time	132 minutes
Country	India
Language	Gujarati

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

Plot

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

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

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

^ ^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.
^ ^a ^b Lal, Ananda (2004). The Oxford Companion to Indian Theatre. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-564446-3.
^ "The Journey to success". Shri Prabhulal Dwivedi - Natya Maharshi. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b Shah, Saurabh. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું". Sandesh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 1 September 2024.
^ 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)

External links

Vadilona Vanke at IMDb

[RajadhyakshaWillemen2014-1] ^ ^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.

[:0-2] 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.

[:1-4] 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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