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	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Savitri is born as a boon from the Sun God, to Ashwapati, the King of Madra and his wife Malawi. Savitri meets and falls in love with Satyavan, the son of the blind King Dumatasena. Dumtasena's Minister has taken over his kingdom and exiled the king, who now lives in the forest. When Savitri decides to marry Satyavan, the sage [[Narada]] advises against it, as according to the planetary charts, Satyavan will die a year following their marriage. However, Savitri insists on going ahead, ready to take on Yama the God of death. A year later when Savitri sees Yama carrying Satyavan's soul she follows and discourses with him, while continuing her pursuit. Finally, Yama tells her she can ask three boons of him except for Satyavan's life. The boons Savitri asks for are: sight for her father-in-law and restoration of his kingdom, her father should be granted a hundred sons, and last, she be granted a hundred sons. Yama gives in to her request, thereby restoring Satyavan's life. Her father-in-law's sight is restored and he learns of the death of his usurper.		Savitri is born as a boon from the Sun God and thus shares a blood-relation with [[Karna]] as a sister, to Ashwapati, the King of Madra and his wife Malawi. Savitri meets and falls in love with Satyavan, the son of the blind King Dumatasena. Dumtasena's Minister has taken over his kingdom and exiled the king, who now lives in the forest. When Savitri decides to marry Satyavan, the sage [[Narada]] advises against it, as according to the planetary charts, Satyavan will die a year following their marriage. However, Savitri insists on going ahead, ready to take on Yama the God of death. A year later when Savitri sees Yama carrying Satyavan's soul she follows and discourses with him, while continuing her pursuit. Finally, Yama tells her she can ask three boons of him except for Satyavan's life. The boons Savitri asks for are: sight for her father-in-law and restoration of his kingdom, her father should be granted a hundred sons, and last, she be granted a hundred sons. Yama gives in to her request, thereby restoring Satyavan's life. Her father-in-law's sight is restored and he learns of the death of his usurper.

	==Cast==		==Cast==
	* [[Devika Rani]] as Savitri		* [[Devika Rani]] as Savitri
	* [[Ashok Kumar]] as ~~Satyaran~~		* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Karan
	* Kamta Prasad		* Kamta Prasad
	* Chandraprabha		* Chandraprabha
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	[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]		[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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{{Infobox film
| name = Savitri
| image =
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| director = [[Franz Osten]]
| producer = [[Bombay Talkies]]
| writer = {{ubl|[[Niranjan Pal]]|J. S. Casshyap (dialogue)}}
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Devika Rani]]|[[Ashok Kumar]]|Maya Devi|[[Mumtaz Ali]]}}
| music = [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]]
| cinematography = Joseph Wirsching
| editing =
| distributor = Ramniklal Mohanlal and Co., Bombay
| studio = Bombay Talkies
| released = 1937
| runtime = 136 minutes
| country = [[British India]]
| language = [[Urdu|Hindi]]
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'''''Savitri''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1937|1937]] mythology legend [[Indian cinema|Hindi film]] directed by [[Franz Osten]].<ref name="Genres">{{cite book|last=Karanjia|first=B. K.|title=Genres of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2X6RAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=18 April 2015|date=1989|publisher=The Author}}</ref><ref name="Chatterji2014">{{cite book|author=Shoma A. Chatterji|title=100 Years of Jump-Cuts and Fade-Outs|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oMeTBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT11|accessdate=18 April 2015|date=10 June 2014|publisher=Rupa Publications India Pvt. Ltd 2014|isbn=978-81-291-3430-1|pages=11–}}</ref> Adapted from a story in the Mahabharata the writers were [[Niranjan Pal]] with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematographer was Joseph Wirsching. Saraswati Devi composed the music.<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Savitri (1937)|url=http://www.gomolo.com/savitri-movie/641|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref> According to Garga, ''Savitri'' was the "only mythological" produced by [[Himanshu Rai]] for Bombay Talkies, who were known for making "rurlist reform dramas".<ref name="Garga1996">{{cite book|author=Bhagwan Das Garga|title=So many cinemas: the motion picture in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wXRZAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=9 April 2015|year=1996|publisher=Eminence Designs|isbn=978-81-900602-1-9}}</ref><ref name=Nthwall>{{cite web|title=Savitri 1937|url=http://www.nthwall.com/hi/movie/Savitri-1937/9543210255|website=nthwall.com|publisher=NTHWALL.com|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>
[[Ashok Kumar]] and [[Devika Rani]] played the lead roles supported by Maya Devi, Saroj Borkar, [[Mumtaz Ali]], and Sunita Devi.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Savitri|url=http://www.citwf.com/film307030.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>

The film is based on an incident from the epic [[Mahabharata]] and tells the story of [[Savitri and Satyavan]], played by Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar. Savitri persists in getting the god of death, [[Yama]], to revoke her husband Satyavan's death.

==Plot==
Savitri is born as a boon from the Sun God, to Ashwapati, the King of Madra and his wife Malawi. Savitri meets and falls in love with Satyavan, the son of the blind King Dumatasena. Dumtasena's Minister has taken over his kingdom and exiled the king, who now lives in the forest. When Savitri decides to marry Satyavan, the sage [[Narada]] advises against it, as according to the planetary charts, Satyavan will die a year following their marriage. However, Savitri insists on going ahead, ready to take on Yama the God of death. A year later when Savitri sees Yama carrying Satyavan's soul she follows and discourses with him, while continuing her pursuit. Finally, Yama tells her she can ask three boons of him except for Satyavan's life. The boons Savitri asks for are: sight for her father-in-law and restoration of his kingdom, her father should be granted a hundred sons, and last, she be granted a hundred sons. Yama gives in to her request, thereby restoring Satyavan's life. Her father-in-law's sight is restored and he learns of the death of his usurper.

==Cast==
* [[Devika Rani]] as Savitri
* [[Ashok Kumar]] as Satyaran
* Kamta Prasad
* Chandraprabha
* Sunita Devi
* Vimala Devi
* Maya Devi
* Sushila
* Aloka
* Madhurika Devi
* Tarabai Solanki
* Kamta Prasad
* [[Mumtaz Ali]]
* [[P.F. Pithawala|P. F. Pithawala]]
* M. Nazir

==Savitri In Indian Cinema==
There were about thirty-four versions of the Savitri Satyavan films made. One of the earliest was the film ''Savitri'' produced in 1913 by [[Dadasaheb Phalke]].<ref name=Savitri>{{cite web|title=Savitri Films List|url=http://www.citwf.com/listFilms.asp?filmName=savitri&sortOn=YEAR&sortBy=UP&TOPDOC=0|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref> The 1923 version, ''Savitri'' also called ''Satyavan Savitri'', was an Italian co-production directed by Giorgio Mannini and [[J. J. Madan]] produced by [[Madan Theatres Ltd]]. and Cines.<ref name=Savitri1923>{{cite web|title=Savitri 1923|url=http://www.citwf.com/film307031.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref> ''Savitri'' (1933) was the first film produced by [[East India Film Company]]. Directed by [[C. Pullaiah]], it received an Honorary Certificate at the Venice Film Festival.<ref name="P2014">{{cite book|author=Ponram P|title=Life in India: Culture|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OjT4BQAAQBAJ&pg=PA153|accessdate=18 April 2015|date=1 December 2014|publisher=Ponram P|pages=153–|id=GGKEY:43NZKK4BRBF}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music was composed by Saraswati Devi with lyrics by J. S. Casshyap. The singers were Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, Sushila Bhiwandkar, Chandraprabha, and P. F. Pithawala.<ref name=Muvyz>{{cite web|title=Savitri (1937)|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/td210065/songs/#tabs|website=muvyz.com|publisher=Muvyz, Ltd.|accessdate=18 April 2015}}</ref>

===Songlist===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| Uttho Uttho Begi Uttho Sajanwa
| Devika Rani
|-
| 2
| Surya Wahi Chandra Wahi
| Ashok Kumar
|-
| 3
| Koi Aandhi Ko Rok Sake Rok Le
| Sushila Bhiwandkar
|-
| 4
|Surya Kiran Navjivan Laayi
| Chandraprabha
|-
| 5
| Saath Saath Jaayenge
| Chandraprabha
|-
| 6
| Wahan Der Sahi Andher Nahin
| P. F. Pithawala
|-
| 7
| Yo Suno Geet Sangeet Manohar
| Ashok Kumar
|-
| 8
| Devi Devi Sur Nar Muni
|
|-
| 9
| Dhanya Hua Dhany Hua Tav Kaaran Aaj
|
|-
| 10
| Jab Koyal Ku Ku Karti Kya Veena Bhi Sur Bharti
| Sushila Bhiwandkar
|-
| 11
| Jal Bharan Aayi Gujariya
| Ashok Kumar
|-
| 12
| Hari Jab Jab Bhagat Par Bheer Padi
| P. F. Pithawala
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0029518|Savitri (1937)}}

{{Franz Osten}}

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[[Category:Indian films]]
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[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
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