The first Gujarati feature film is a saint film about the life of Narasinh Mehta (1408-75), played by Master Manhar. Mehta is known for his evocative Prabhatiyan (morning hymns) and especially for his composition Vaishnava jana to ('The Vaishnav is he who knows the pain of others') made popular by Gandhi, who also adapted the poet's term Harijan (children of god) for the nation's Untouchables.
Is this for you? If you're a film history nerd, you have to watch Narasinh Mehta at least once just to see where Gujarati cinema started. But if you’re looking for a plot that moves fast or has big dramatic swings, you might want to look elsewhere. It’s a quiet, earnest movie that feels like a long, slow Sunday morning...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Nanubhai Vakil
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"Is this for you? If you're a film history nerd, you have to watch Narasinh Mehta at least once just to see where Gujarati cinema started. But if you’re looking for a plot that moves fast or has big dramatic swings, you might want to look elsewhere. It’s a quiet, earnest movie that feels like a long, slow Sunday morning. It’s funny to think about how different this is from the early Hollywood stuff like The Match King. There’s no ego here, just a guy trying to live right. Master Manhar plays the..."
Chaturbhuj Doshi
India
1930 · IMDb —
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