Vachan (1938 film)
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Vachan (Hindi: वचन, The Promise) is a 1938 costume drama Hindi film directed by Franz Osten.[1] The regular Bombay Talkies writer, Niranjan Pal, walked out of the Bombay Talkies production team after an altercation with Himanshu Rai in 1936. Saradindu Bandyopadhyay, a famous writer known also for creating Byomkesh Bakshi, replaced Pal in the story department, writing for films like Nirmala and Vachan in 1938 and Durga in 1939.[2] The screenplay was by Agha Jani Kashmiri, with dialogues and lyrics by J. S. Kashyap. The music was composed by Saraswati Devi aided by J. S. Kashyap.[3] The film starred Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar, a popular pair from Bombay Talkies who worked in seven films together. Devika Rani remained the bigger star with Kumar's name being "over-shadowed" in the credit rolls, as well as the publicity of the film.[4]
Vachan | |
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Directed by | Franz Osten |
Written by | Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay |
Produced by | Bombay Talkies |
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Music by | Saraswati Devi |
Production company | Bombay Talkies |
Distributed by | Ramniklal Mohanlal and Co., Bombay |
Release date | 1938 |
Running time | 144 minutes |
Country | British India |
Language | Hindi |
Rajendranath, a popular comedian of Indian cinema, began his acting career in Vachan.[5] The rest of the cast included Meera, Mumtaz Ali, Agha Jani, M. Nazir, Kashmiri, Maya Devi and Kamta Prasad.[6]
Devika Rani played the role of a princess in this costume drama film.