Padosi (film)
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Music director Master Krishnarao Country India | Director V. Shantaram Duration Language Hindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date 1941 (1941) Writer Vishram Bedekar (dialogue), Vishram Bedekar (story), Pandit Sudershan (dialogue: Hindi dialogue) Cast Gajanan Jagirdar, Radhakrishan, Anees Khatoon Screenplay Vishram Bedekar, Pandit Sudershan Similar movies Padosan (1968), Bhabhi Ki Chudiyan (1961), Ladki (1953), Biwi No1 (1999), Bhabhi (1991) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Padosi 1941 hindi film
Padosi (Hindi: पड़ोसी, Neighbour) also called Shejari in Marathi (शेजारी) is a 1941 Hindi social drama film directed by V. Shantaram. It was produced by Prabhat Film Company and the bilingual film in Hindi and Marathi was the last film Shantaram made for Prabhat before venturing to form his Rajkamal Kalamandir. The film is cited as one of the three social classics Shantaram made at Prabhat. The other two were Duniya Na Mane (1937) and Aadmi (1939). The story and dialogue were by Vishram Bedekar in the Marathi version, while the dialogues in the Hindi version by Pandit Sudarshan who also wrote the lyrics. The music director was Master Krishnarao. The famous character artist Radhakrishan made his acting debut in the film as a villain The film starred Mazhar Khan, Gajanan Jagirdar, Anees Khatoon, Radha Kishan, Lajwanti, Sumitra, Gopal, Balak Ram.
Contents
The story concentrated on the topical issue of Hindu-Muslim unity making a "strong plea" for it. The film was made against the backdrop of communal tension at the formation of Muslim League. Shantaram attempted a theme showing amicable relations between the Hindus and the Muslims. To achieve a better geniality he had Mazhar Khan, a Muslim playing the role of a Hindu and Gajanan Jagirdar, a Hindu play the Muslim character.
With his trio of social films and especially Padosi, Shantaram has been cited by author Bajaj as the third best director pre-1960 in the top ten rating following P. C. Barua for Devdas (1935) and Homi Wadia for Miss Frontier Mail (1936), followed by Mehboob Khan for Mother India (1957).
Plot
The story is set in a small village in India where the villagers of different communities live in harmony. Pandit (Mazhar Khan) a Hindu, and Mirza (Gajanan Jagirdar) a Muslim, are two old friends who function as the village elders and look out for each other's families. An industrialist, Onkar, arrives to construct a dam in the village. He is opposed by the two friends and the other villagers. Onkar decides to create distrust and disunity between the two communities and friends. When a house is set on fire, Mirza is made to believe it is the work of Pandit and his son. Encouraged by the villagers, he is forced to ex-communicate the two. This causes strife and the dam is constructed. Finally the dam breaks and the two old friends come together again and die in their attempt to save lives.
Cast
Crew
Marathi Version
The Marathi version Shejari had essentially the same cast and crew. However, in the Marathi version, the role of Pandit was played by Keshavrao Date, while Jagirdar played his original role of the Muslim friend, Mirza. The Marathi cast included Gajanan Jagirdar, Keshavrao Date, Chandrakant, Jayashree and Master Chhotu.
Review And Box-office
The social and patriotic aspect of the film was stated to be a reason for its critical as well as commercial success as were Shantaram's other socially relevant films like Duniya Na Mane, Aadmi and Shakuntala. The film was known for its harsh criticism of the British Divide and Rule policy.
Soundtrack
The music director was Master Krishnarao who scored a ten-minute long song Lakh Lakh Chanderi" featuring a dance scene which was highly commended. Vasant Desai was the assistant music director. The lyrics were written by Pandit Sudarshan and the singers were Krishnarao, Anees Khatoon, Balwant Singh, Balakram, Gopal and Mulia.
References
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