Savitri (1937 film)
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Savitri is a 1937 mythology legend Hindi film directed by Franz Osten.[1][2] Adapted from a story in the Mahabharata the writers were Niranjan Pal with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematographer was Joseph Wirsching. Saraswati Devi composed the music.[3] According to Garga, Savitri was the "only mythological" produced by Himanshu Rai for Bombay Talkies, who were known for making "rurlist reform dramas".[4][5] Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani played the lead roles supported by Maya Devi, Saroj Borkar, Mumtaz Ali, and Sunita Devi.[6]
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Directed by | Franz Osten |
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Produced by | Bombay Talkies |
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Cinematography | Joseph Wirsching |
Music by | Saraswati Devi |
Production company | Bombay Talkies |
Distributed by | Ramniklal Mohanlal and Co., Bombay |
Release date | 1937 |
Running time | 136 minutes |
Country | British India |
Language | Hindi |
The film is based on an incident from the epic Mahabharata and tells the story of Savitri and Satyavan, played by Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar. Savitri persists in getting the god of death, Yama, to revoke her husband Satyavan's death.