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'''''Balidan''''' also called '''''Sacrifice''''', is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1927|1927]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[silent film]] directed by Naval Gandhi and based on a play by [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|last1=Crow|first1=Jonathan|title=Balidan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/249810/Balidan/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722181305/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/249810/Balidan/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2015|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> It was produced by Orient Pictures Corporation.<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Sacrifice|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sacrifice-movie/19877|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> Balidan is cited as one of the top ten lost films of Indian Cinema by P. K. Nair.<ref name=PKNair>{{cite web|last1=Nair|first1=P. K.|title=India's top ten lost films|url=http://filmheritagefoundation.co.in/indias-top-10-lost-films-compiled-by-p-k-nair/|website=filmheritagefoundation.co.in|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> Hailed as "an excellent and truly Indian film" by The Indian Cinematograph Committee, 1927–28,<ref name=FilmHeritage>{{cite web|title=Balidan (Sacrifice) 1927|url=http://filmheritagefoundation.co.in/balidan-sacrifice-1927-108-mins/|website=filmheritagefoundation.co.in|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> it was used by them as one of the films to "show how 'serious' Indian cinema could match Western standards".<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|author3=Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA250|year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|page=250}}</ref>
'''''Balidan''''', also called '''''Sacrifice''''', is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1927|1927]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[silent film]] directed by Naval Gandhi and based on a play by [[Rabindranath Tagore]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|last1=Crow|first1=Jonathan|title=Balidan|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/249810/Balidan/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722181305/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/249810/Balidan/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 July 2015|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2015|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> It was produced by Orient Pictures Corporation.<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Sacrifice|url=http://www.gomolo.com/sacrifice-movie/19877|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo|accessdate=30 April 2015|archive-date=16 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150716195521/http://www.gomolo.com/sacrifice-movie/19877|url-status=dead}}</ref> Balidan is cited as one of the top ten lost films of Indian Cinema by P. K. Nair.<ref name=PKNair>{{cite web|last1=Nair|first1=P. K.|title=India's top ten lost films|url=http://filmheritagefoundation.co.in/indias-top-10-lost-films-compiled-by-p-k-nair/|website=filmheritagefoundation.co.in|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> Hailed as "an excellent and truly Indian film" by The Indian Cinematograph Committee, 1927–28,<ref name=FilmHeritage>{{cite web|title=Balidan (Sacrifice) 1927|url=http://filmheritagefoundation.co.in/balidan-sacrifice-1927-108-mins/|website=filmheritagefoundation.co.in|publisher=Film Heritage Foundation|accessdate=30 April 2015}}</ref> ''Balidan'' was used by them as one of the films to "show how 'serious' Indian cinema could match Western standards".<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|author3=Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA250|year=2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|page=250}}</ref>


The film starred the then popular cast of [[Master Vithal]], Sulochana ([[Ruby Myers]]), [[Zubeida]], Sultana, Jal Khambata and Jani Babu.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Balidan |url=http://www.citwf.com/film28196.htm |website=citwf.com |publisher=Alan Goble |accessdate=30 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717084033/http://www.citwf.com/film28196.htm |archivedate=17 July 2015}}</ref>
The film starred the then popular cast of [[Master Vithal]], [[Ruby Myers|Sulochana]], [[Zubeida]], [[Sultana (actress)|Sultana]], Jal Khambata and Jani Babu.<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Balidan |url=http://www.citwf.com/film28196.htm |website=citwf.com |publisher=Alan Goble |accessdate=30 April 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150717084033/http://www.citwf.com/film28196.htm |archivedate=17 July 2015}}</ref>


A social-reformist costume drama film, written by Tagore in 1887,<ref name=RajadhyakshaWillemen2014 /> it was set in the fictional kingdom of Tippera, and involved clashes between a progressive-minded King and a "tradition-bound priest".<ref name=NYT /> The film was stated to be commercially successful.<ref name=FilmHeritage />
A social-reformist costume drama film, written by Tagore in 1887,<ref name=RajadhyakshaWillemen2014 /> ''Balidan'' was set in the fictional kingdom of Tippera, and involved clashes between a progressive-minded King and a "tradition-bound priest".<ref name=NYT /> The film was stated to be commercially successful.<ref name=FilmHeritage />


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Master Vithal]]
* [[Master Vithal]]
* Sulochana ([[Ruby Myers]])
* Sulochana ([[Ruby Myers]])
* [[Zubeida]]
* [[Zubeida]] as Aparna
* Sultana
* [[Sultana (actress)|Sultana]]
* Jal Khambata
* Jal Khambata
* Jani Babu
* Jani Babu
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Latest revision as of 01:09, 31 December 2025

Balidan
Directed byNaval Gandhi
Written byRabindranath Tagore
Jamshed Ratnagar (screenplay)
Based onBisarjan (play)
Produced byOrient Pictures Corporation
Starring
CinematographyNaval Bhatt
Production
company
Orient Pictures Corporation
Release date
  • 1927 (1927)
CountryIndia
LanguageSilent film

Balidan, also called Sacrifice, is a 1927 Indian silent film directed by Naval Gandhi and based on a play by Rabindranath Tagore.[1] It was produced by Orient Pictures Corporation.[2] Balidan is cited as one of the top ten lost films of Indian Cinema by P. K. Nair.[3] Hailed as "an excellent and truly Indian film" by The Indian Cinematograph Committee, 1927–28,[4] Balidan was used by them as one of the films to "show how 'serious' Indian cinema could match Western standards".[5]

The film starred the then popular cast of Master Vithal, Sulochana, Zubeida, Sultana, Jal Khambata and Jani Babu.[6]

A social-reformist costume drama film, written by Tagore in 1887,[5] Balidan was set in the fictional kingdom of Tippera, and involved clashes between a progressive-minded King and a "tradition-bound priest".[1] The film was stated to be commercially successful.[4]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crow, Jonathan (2015). "Balidan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  2. ↑ "Sacrifice". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  3. ↑ Nair, P. K. "India's top ten lost films". filmheritagefoundation.co.in. Film Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Balidan (Sacrifice) 1927". filmheritagefoundation.co.in. Film Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
  6. ↑ "Balidan". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.

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