This silent film opens with shots of a hand distributing charity from a silver plate to a waiting crowd and tells of the good king of Magadh's fight with his evil ministers. The king is poisoned by his brother, the evil Kalsen and the infant prince Chandrapratab, smuggled out by the loyal sardar Satyapal, grows up in a forest to become the acrobat Hamir (Hamir) in love with his partner, the beautiful Saranga (Pawar, credited as 'Ambu').
Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for silent films where the drama is as big as the actors' eyebrows, you’ll probably have a blast. It’s not for the folks who need sharp editing or believable physics, because let’s be honest, the fight scenes here look more like a friendly tumble than a life-or-death strug...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
S.S.Agarwal
Perry N. Vekroff
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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for silent films where the drama is as big as the actors' eyebrows, you’ll probably have a blast. It’s not for the folks who need sharp editing or believable physics, because let’s be honest, the fight scenes here look more like a friendly tumble than a life-or-death struggle. But if you’re curious about how these old stories handled the classic Zorro-style revenge arc, grab some popcorn. The whole thing kicks off with this weirdly hypnotic shot of..."
Gopinath
G.P. Pawar
India
Wilfred Lucas
