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{{Infobox film
| name = Puran Bhagat
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[Debaki Bose]]
| producer = [[New Theatres]]
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[K. L. Saigal]]|Uma Shashi|[[K. C. Dey]]|Nawab}}
| music = [[R. C. Boral]]
| cinematography = [[Nitin Bose]]
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = New Theatres
| released = 1933
| runtime = 159 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Puran Bhagat''''' (Puran Bhakt) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1933|1933]] [[Hindi]] devotional biopic film from [[New Theatres|New Theatres Ltd.]] [[Calcutta]].<ref name=Nihalani>{{cite book|last1=Gulazāra, Nihalani, Chatterjee|first1=Govind, Saibal|title=Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema|date=2003|publisher=Popular Prakashan|location=India|isbn=9788179910665|pages=648|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8y8vN9A14nkC&q=Debaki+Bose+first+Hindi+film&pg=PT40|accessdate=26 Aug 2014}}</ref> The film was [[Debaki Bose]]'s debut direction in Hindi.<ref name=Gokulsing>{{cite book|last1=Gokulsing, Dissanayake|first1=K. Moti,Wimal|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|date=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781136772917|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QwGgF-rDucEC&q=Puran+Bhagat+1933&pg=PT468}}</ref> The film starred [[K. L. Saigal]], Uma Shashi, [[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]], [[Molina Devi]], [[K. C. Dey]] and Tarabai.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Puran Bhagat 1933|url=http://www.citwf.com/film282747.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=26 Aug 2014}}</ref> The film was based on a popular [[Punjab|Punjabi]] devotional story of [[Puran Bhagat]], which was a change for New Theatres from their regular films based on traditional [[Bengal|Bengali]] stories, saints and novels. It was a "great success all over India".<ref name=Dwyer>{{cite book|last1=Dwyer|first1=Rachel|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|date=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9781134380701|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&q=Puran+Bhagat+1933&pg=PA73|accessdate=26 Aug 2014}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
After several years of penance and prayers a male child is born to [[Raja Sálbán|King Silwan]] of [[Sialkot]] and his wife Queen Ichhara. However the [[Rajguru|Raj Guru]] predicts that they must not see their son till he's 16 years old or the child will die. The child, [[Puran Bhagat|Puran]], is given to Raj Guru to be fostered. Mahipat the [[Senapati]] (king's general), has looked forward to becoming the king for a long time as the king had no son. But the birth of Puran thwarts his desires and over the years he spreads rumours about Puran's wild antics, which also reach the king. Time comes for Puran to return home. He finds his father has taken a much younger wife, Luna.

Luna becomes infatuated with Puran and lets him know. Puran is at once repelled and horrified. He rejects her advances and leaves. The spurned Luna tells the king that Puran tried to molest her. The irate King has Puran's arms cut off, and has him thrown in a well. A miracle occurs where the saint, [[Guru]] [[Gorakhnath]], arrives and sews up Puran's hands and keeps him as his disciple. Gorakhnath tests Puran's ascetism by sending him to an Amazonian style kingdom. The Queen, Rani Sundara, falls in love with Puran. After Puran has left his father's kingdom, the Senapati attacks and has King Silwan deposed. King Silwan sends for help from Rani Sundara. Goraknath insists that Puran along with the Sundara go to the help of his father. They succeed in restoring King Silwan to his throne. Puran after marrying Sundara remembers his vow of ascetism and leaves the kingdom renouncing his throne.

==Cast==
*[[K. L. Saigal]]
*[[Umasashi]]
*[[Kumar (actor)|Kumar]]
*[[Molina Devi]]
*[[K. C. Dey]]
*Tarabai
*Bikram Kapoor
*Anwari Begum
*Ansari

==Release==
[[B. N. Sircar]], through New Theatres had earlier made films based on [[Bengali language|Bengali]] literature and ''Chandidas'' (Bengali) (1932) had been a big success. Now he decided to focus on the legend of the Punjabi prince and saint [[Puran Bhagat]]. The film with its "enchanting music" "was a box-office hit". The Punjab Cinema Art Society acclaimed it as a "masterpiece". In Lahore the film ran to packed houses.<ref name=PNEvile>{{cite book|last1=Nevile|first1=Pran|title=K. L. Saigal A Definitive Biography|date=2011|publisher=Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd|location=India|isbn=9780143414063|pages=12}}</ref>

==Music==
The film is regarded as [[R. C. Boral]]'s first hit Hindi movie.<ref name=tripod>{{cite web|last1='Hamraaz', Raghuwanshi|first1=Har Mandir Singh, Harish|title=Kundan Lal Saigal - A profile|url=http://members.tripod.com/oldies_club/profile_kls.htm|website=members.tripod.com|accessdate=26 Aug 2014}}</ref> Boral used new techniques in his music and combined elements from classical Indian [[Raga|raagas]] with folk music starting a trend followed by other music directors.<ref name=PNevile>{{cite book|title=K. L. Saigal A Definitive Biography|pages=13}}</ref>

===Songs===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer !! Min
|-
| 1
| "Din Neeke Beete Jaate Hain"
| [[K. L. Saigal]]
| 3.13
|-
| 2
| "Avsar beeto jaat praani"
| K. L. Saigal
| 3.01
|-
| 3
| "Raadhe Raani De Daaro Naa Bansari Mori Re"
| K. L. Saigal
| 3.31
|-
| 4
| "Bhaju Main To Bhaav Se Shiri Giridhari"
| K. L. Saigal
| 2.58
|-
| 5
| "Jaavo Jaavo E Mere Saadhu"
| [[K. C. Dey]]
| 3.09
|-
| 6
| "Kya Kaaran Hai Ab Rone Kaa"
| K. C. Dey
|
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0156916 |title =Puran Bhagat }}

[[Category:1933 films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Debaki Bose]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian folklore]]

Puran Bhagat (film) - Revision history

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