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{{Short description|1946 film by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas}} | {{Short description|1946 film by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas}} | ||
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{{Infobox film | {{Infobox film | ||
| name = Dharti Ke Lal | | name = Dharti Ke Lal | ||
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| caption = | | caption = | ||
| director = [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] | | director = [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] | ||
| writer = Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (screenplay, dialogue),<br />[[Bijon Bhattacharya]] (screenplay),<br />[[Krishan Chander]] (story), | |||
| writer = | | story = Krishan Chander | ||
| story = [[ | | producer = Khwaja Ahmad Abbas,<br />[[Indian People's Theatre Association|IPTA]] Pictures | ||
| starring = [[Balraj Sahni]]<br>[[Tripti Mitra]]<br>[[Sombhu Mitra | | starring = [[Balraj Sahni]]<br />[[Tripti Mitra]]<br />[[Sombhu Mitra]] | ||
| cinematography = Jamnadas Kapadia | | cinematography = Jamnadas Kapadia | ||
| editing = | | editing = | ||
| music = [[Ravi Shankar]] | |||
| distributor = | | distributor = | ||
| released = {{Film date|1946}} | | released = {{Film date|30 August 1946}} | ||
| runtime = 125 mins | | runtime = 125 mins | ||
| country = [[India]] | | country = [[India]] | ||
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] | | language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
[[File:Usha Dutt and Shombhu Mitra in Dharti Ke Lal.jpg|thumb|300px|Usha Dutt and Shombhu Mitra in Dharti Ke Lal]] | |||
'''''Dharti Ke Lal''''' ({{translation}} ''Children of the Earth'') is a 1946 [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] film, the first directorial venture of the noted film director [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] (K. A. Abbas). It was jointly written by [[Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] and [[Bijon Bhattacharya]], based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story ''Annadata'' by [[Krishan Chander]]. The film had music by [[Ravi Shankar]], with lyrics by [[Ali Sardar Jafri]], Nemichand Jain, Vamiq, and [[Prem Dhawan]]. | |||
The film was based on the [[Bengal famine of 1943]], which killed millions of [[Bengali people]], and was one of the first films in [[Indian cinema]]'s [[Parallel Cinema|social-realist movement]].<ref name="Rajadhyaksha">{{cite book|last=Rajadhyaksha|first=Ashish|title=Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction|date=2016|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=9780191034770|page=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QUq1DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT61|language=en}}</ref> In 1949, ''Dharti Ke Lal'' also became the first Indian film to receive widespread distribution in the [[Soviet Union]] (USSR),<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970530/15050623.html Dharti Ke Lal] [[Indian Express]].</ref> which led to the country becoming a major [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|overseas market]] for [[Indian films]].<ref name="Rajadhyaksha"/><ref>{{cite news|title=With love from India to Russia|url=https://www.rbth.com/articles/2009/10/22/221009_indianfilms.html|work=[[Russia Beyond]]|date=22 October 2022}}</ref> | |||
The film was based on the [[Bengal famine of 1943]], which killed millions of [[Bengali people]], and was one of the first films in [[Indian cinema]]'s [[Parallel Cinema|social-realist movement]].<ref name="Rajadhyaksha">{{cite book|last=Rajadhyaksha|first=Ashish|title=Indian Cinema: A Very Short Introduction|date=2016|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|isbn=9780191034770|page=61|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QUq1DAAAQBAJ&pg=PT61|language=en}}</ref> In 1949, ''Dharti Ke Lal'' also became the first Indian film to receive widespread distribution in the [[Soviet Union]] (USSR),<ref>[http://www.indianexpress.com/res/web/pIe/ie/daily/19970530/15050623.html Dharti Ke Lal] [[Indian Express]].</ref> which led to the country becoming a major [[List of highest-grossing Indian films in overseas markets|overseas market]] for [[Indian films]].<ref name="Rajadhyaksha"/><ref>{{cite news|title=With love from India to Russia|url=https://www.rbth.com/articles/2009/10/22/221009_indianfilms.html|work=[[Russia Beyond]]|date=22 October | |||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
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It was the first and perhaps the only film produced by [[Indian People's Theatre Association|IPTA]] (Indian People's Theater Association) and remains one of the important Hindi films of that decade. The film marked the screen debut of [[Zohra Sehgal]] and also gave actor [[Balraj Sahni]] his first important on screen role.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/20dinesh.htm Balraj Sahani] [[Rediff.com]].</ref> | It was the first and perhaps the only film produced by [[Indian People's Theatre Association|IPTA]] (Indian People's Theater Association) and remains one of the important Hindi films of that decade. The film marked the screen debut of [[Zohra Sehgal]] and also gave actor [[Balraj Sahni]] his first important on screen role.<ref>[http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2002/sep/20dinesh.htm Balraj Sahani] [[Rediff.com]].</ref> | ||
''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "...a gritty realistic drama."<ref> | ''[[The New York Times]]'' called it "...a gritty realistic drama."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/143924/Dharti-Ke-Lal/overview |title=Dharti Ke Lal - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com |website=movies.nytimes.com |access-date=14 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072153/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/143924/Dharti-Ke-Lal/overview |archive-date=30 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> | ||
It proved to be tremendously influential not only to future filmmakers who admired its neorealist-like qualities—but also to intellectuals of India's left-wing.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072153/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/143924/Dharti-Ke-Lal/overview Dharti ke Lal Overview] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> | It proved to be tremendously influential not only to future filmmakers who admired its neorealist-like qualities—but also to intellectuals of India's left-wing.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072153/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/143924/Dharti-Ke-Lal/overview Dharti ke Lal Overview] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072153/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/143924/Dharti-Ke-Lal/overview Review in ''The New York Times''] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20100430072153/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/143924/Dharti-Ke-Lal/overview Review in ''The New York Times''] | ||
* [http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC33folder/KAAbbas.html Abbas at ejumpcut] | * [http://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/onlinessays/JC33folder/KAAbbas.html Abbas at ejumpcut] | ||
* [https:// | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20120205214232/http://www.earthmusic.net/hindi-film-songs.php?movie=Dharti+Ke+Lal Songs of Dharti Ke Lal] | ||
{{K. A. Abbas}} | {{K. A. Abbas}} | ||
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[[Category:1946 films]] | [[Category:1946 films]] | ||
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]] | [[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]] | [[Category:Films based on short fiction]] | ||
[[Category:Films scored by Ravi Shankar]] | |||
[[Category:Indian films based on plays]] | [[Category:Indian films based on plays]] | ||
[[Category:Films about famine]] | [[Category:Films about famine]] | ||
[[Category:Films directed by K. A. Abbas]] | [[Category:Films directed by K. A. Abbas]] | ||
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[[Category:Films set in India]] | [[Category:Films set in India]] | ||
[[Category:Films with screenplays by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] | [[Category:Films with screenplays by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas]] | ||
[[Category:Urdu-language films]] | [[Category:1940s Urdu-language films]] | ||
[[Category:Urdu-language Indian films]] | |||
[[Category:Indian World War II films]] | [[Category:Indian World War II films]] | ||
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | [[Category:Indian black-and-white films]] | ||