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{{for|1971 film|Jesal Toral}}<br />
{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jesal Toral<br />
| image = <br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]<br />
| producer = P. B. Zaveri<br />
| writer = Prafull Desai<br />
| starring = {{plainlist|<br />
* Rani Premlata<br />
* Chhanalal<br />
* Chimanlal<br />
* Anjana<br />
}}<br />
| music = [[Avinash Vyas]] (composition)<br />
| cinematography = <br />
| editing = <br />
| studio = Kirti Pictures<br />
| runtime = <!---? minutes---><br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Gujarati<br />
| released = {{Film date|1948}}<br />
| based_on = Folklore of Jesal Toral<br />
| distributor = <br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
'''''Jesal Toral''''' is a 1948 Indian [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] devotional film written and directed by [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]].<br />
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==Cast==<br />
The cast is as follows:<br />
* Rani Premlata<br />
* Chhanalal<br />
* Chimanlal<br />
* Anjana<br />
* Shyam<br />
* Jhaverbhai<br />
* Gangaram<br />
* Daksha<br />
* Bakulesh Pandit<br />
* Pramil<br />
* Mulchand Khichdi<br />
<br />
==Production==<br />
The film was produced in black-and-white by P. B. Zaveri's Kirti Pictures. It was directed by [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]] while story and dialogues were written by Prafull Desai.<ref name="JT"/><br />
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The film is based on local folk legend of bandit Jesal Jadeja who was preached and reformed by Kathi saint-woman Toral. Their memorial shrines are located in [[Anjar, Gujarat|Anjar]] in [[Kutch district]], [[Gujarat]].<ref name="JT">{{Cite web |last=Raghuvanshi |first=Harish |title=જેસલ-તોરલ |url=https://gujarativishwakosh.org/%E0%AA%9C%E0%AB%87%E0%AA%B8%E0%AA%B2-%E0%AA%A4%E0%AB%8B%E0%AA%B0%E0%AA%B2/ |access-date=2023-10-21 |website=[[Gujarati Vishwakosh]] |language=gu}}</ref><br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
The music was composed by [[Avinash Vyas]] and lyrics were written by Prafull Desai. It has 10 songs sung by Chandrakala, Ratikumar Vyas, Amirbai Karnataki and A. R. Oza.<ref name="JT"/><br />
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{{tracklist<br />
| headline =Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| total_length = <br />
|all_music= [[Avinash Vyas]]<br />
|all_lyrics= Prafull Desai<br />
<br />
| title1 = Paap Taru Prakash<br />
| extra1 = Amirbai Karnataki, Ratikumar Vyas<br />
| length1 = 7:22<br />
<br />
| title2 = Are Tame Vishwasi<br />
| extra2 = A. R. Oza, Ratikumar Vyas, Chandrakala<br />
| length2 = 3:14<br />
<br />
| title3 = Pachhali Te Raat Na Sonala Satave<br />
| extra3 = Chandrakala<br />
| length3 = 2:58<br />
<br />
}}<br />
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== Reception ==<br />
The film was a major commercial success.<ref name="Kendra2007">{{cite book |author=Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g4oMAQAAMAAJ |title=Gujarat |publisher=Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust |year=2007 |accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title}}<br />
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[[Category:1948 films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Gujarat]]<br />
[[Category:Films based on Indian folklore]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Gujarati-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi]]<br />
[[Category:Indian drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
[[Category:1948 drama films]]</div>
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