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{{short description|1932 film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Narsinh Mehta
| image = Narshinh Mehta 1932 the first Gujarati film poster.jpg
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Nanubhai Vakil]]
| producer = Chimanbhai Desai
| writer = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
| starring = Master Manhar, Umakant Desai, [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]]
| based_on = [[Narsinh Mehta]]
| music = Rane
| cinematography = [[Faredoon Irani]]
| editing =
| studio = Sagar Movietone
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1932|4|7|df=y}}
| runtime = 139 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Narsinh Mehta''''' ({{lang-gu|નરસિંહ મેહતા}}) is a 1932 [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] [[Biographical film|biographical]] film directed by [[Nanubhai Vakil]]. It was the first Gujarati talkie film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/comment-gujarati-cinema-a-battle-for-relevance-1777960|title=Gujarati cinema: A battle for relevance|date=16 December 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |title=NEWS: Limping at 75 |url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=15692 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]] |date=4 May 2007 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|title='Dhollywood' at 75 finds few takers in urban Gujarat|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/printer/news/104966/ |publisher=[[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]]|date=22 April 2007}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|last2=Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA275|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|page=1994}}</ref><ref name="DwyerDwyer2006">{{cite book|author1=Rachel Dwyer|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&pg=PA50|date=27 September 2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-38070-1|pages=84–86}}</ref><ref name="Ro2013">{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=Wimal Dissanayake|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA99|date=17 April 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|pages=88–99}}</ref><ref name="dnac2012">{{cite web | title=Gujarati cinema: A battle for relevance | website=dna | date=16 December 2012 | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/comment-gujarati-cinema-a-battle-for-relevance-1777960 | access-date=15 July 2015}}</ref>

==Plot==
The film is based on the life of the saint-poet [[Narsinh Mehta]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014"/>

==Cast==
The cast was:<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014"/>
* Master Manhar as [[Narsinh Mehta]]
* Umakant Desai as [[Krishna]]
* Mohan Lala as Ra Mandlik
* Khatun as Kunwarbai
* Master Bachu as Kunwarbai's husband
* Miss Jamna as Manekbai
* Miss [[Mehtab (actress)|Mehtab]] as Rukmini

Marutirao, Trikam Das and Miss Devi appeared in other roles.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014"/>

==Production==
The sets were designed by [[Ravishankar Raval]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014"/>

==Criticism==
According to [[Anandshankar Dhruv]], the film adhered to a [[Mahatma Gandhi|Gandhian]] interpretation of Narsinh Mehta. The film was devoid of miracles associated with him.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014"/>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:1932 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Gujarati-language films]]
[[Category:Films shot in India]]
[[Category:Films shot in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Cultural history of Gujarat]]
[[Category:Indian biographical films]]
[[Category:1930s biographical films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian folklore]]
[[Category:1930s Gujarati-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Nanubhai Vakil]]
[[Category:Biographical films about poets]]

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