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'''''Swami Vivekananda''''' is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1955|1955]] [[Hindi language]] Indian feature film produced and directed by [[Amar Mullick]], starring Ajit Prakash, Bharati Devi, Anubha Gupta Manoranjan Bhattachary etc. The film was based on the biography of Indian Hindu monk [[Swami Vivekananda]]. The film is considered a "faithful and memorable documentation feature" on Vivekananda.<ref name="Indian Express Take a little">{{cite news|title=Take a little, leave most behind...|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/take-a-little-leave-most-behind.../1074204/|access-date=26 September 2013|newspaper=The Indian Express|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130926024421/http://www.indianexpress.com/news/take-a-little-leave-most-behind.../1074204/|archive-date=26 September 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref><br />
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== Plot ==<br />
The eventful life of ''[[Swami Vivekananda]]'', his teachings, thoughts, contribution towards society and his relation with his teacher ''[[Ramakrishna Paramahamsa]]'' are shown in this film. The film has captured different events from his life starting from his childhood days to his college days, meeting with his master [[Ramakrishna]] at [[Dakshineswar]], relationship with Ramakrishna, austerities undertaken by him and other monastic disciples of Ramakrishna, etc.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
The film, directed by Amar Mullick has the following main cast.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245486/|title=Swami Vivekananda (1955) |accessdate=27 September 2013|publisher=Internet Media Data Base}}</ref><br />
* Ajit Prakash<br />
* Bharati Devi<br />
* [[Anubha Gupta]]<br />
* Manoranjan Bhattacharya<br />
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==Production ==<br />
The film was produced by Amar Mallick Productions and directed by Amar Mallick). The music of the film was composed by [[Rai Chand Boral]] (known as R.C. Boral) of the [[New Theatres]] and [[Salil Choudhury]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245486/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Swami Vivekananda (1955) |accessdate=27 September 2013| publisher=Internet Media Data Base}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.songsofyore.com/best-songs-of-1955-and-the-winners-are/|title=Best songs of 1955: And the winners are!|work= Fact file and trivia|accessdate=27 September 2013|publisher= Songs of Yore}}</ref><br />
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== Soundtracks ==<br />
There are three soundtracks sung by [[Asha Bhosle]] and [[K J Yesudas]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0245486/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast|title=Swami Vivekananda (1955) |accessdate=27 September 2013|publisher=Internet Media Data Base}}</ref><br />
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| title1 = Hey Shivshambho Hey Tripurari<br />
| lyrics1 = Shankar Sen<br />
| extra1 = [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
| length1 = 2:53<br />
| title2 = Abhimaan Ko Mere Chur Karo<br />
| lyrics2 = Shankar Sen<br />
| extra2 = Talat Mahmood<br />
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== Release and reception ==<br />
The film was released in 1955 and received mainly positive reviews from critics. According to ''[[The Indian Express]]'', the film is a "faithful and memorable documentation feature" on Swami Vivekananda.<ref name="Indian Express Take a little" /> T. M. Ramachandran, wrote in his book ''70 years of Indian cinema, 1913-1983'', that the film "will ever remain enshrined in the memories of the viewers. The film brought to graphic view the exploits of this cyclonic sage of India".<ref name="Ramachandran1985">{{cite book|author=T. M. Ramachandran|title=70 years of Indian cinema, 1913-1983|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9rthUDKxyEC|accessdate=26 September 2013|date=1 June 1985|publisher=CINEMA India-International|isbn=978-0-86132-090-5|page=83}}</ref><br />
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== See also ==<br />
* ''[[Bireswar Vivekananda]]'', 1964 Bengali film<br />
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==References==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0245486}}<br />
* [http://www.youtubeskip.com/watch?v=uA0hRF5imzU ''Swami Vivekananda'' Movie]<br />
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