| Divadandi | |
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 Poster | |
| Directed by | Balwant Bhatt |
| Written by | Ramnik Vaid (script), Chandravadan Mehta (story), Barkat Virani 'Befaam' (dialogues) [1] |
| Starring |
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| Music by | Ajit Merchant, Dilip Dholakia[1] |
| Cinematography | Haren Batt[1] |
Production company | Neelam Films[1] |
Release date |
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Running time | 123 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Gujarati[1] |
Divadandi (lit. 'The Lighthouse') is 1950 Indian Gujarati social drama film directed by Balwant Bhatt.
Plot[edit | edit source]
Sailor Lakhu Malam raises and teaches sailing to his foster-son Kano. Lakhu's son Kavli feels jealous of Kano. When Kano falls in love with Motan, Kavli pushes Kano into opium addiction and kidnaps Motan. Lakhu challenges and kills Kavli. Lakhu is condemned for his crime and was served the penalty of taking care of an old lighthouse.[1]
Cast[edit | edit source]
The cast is as follows:[1]
- Nandini as Motan
- Arvind Pandya as Kano
- Baburaje as Kavli
- Charubala
- Kamalkant as Lakhu Malam, foster-father of Kano and father of Kavli
- Lohana
- R. K. Shah
Production[edit | edit source]
The film was shot at Bet Dwarka and features local traditional wooden ships.[1]
Soundtrack[edit | edit source]
The film is notable for its music composed by Ajit Merchant and Dilip Dholakia. It introduced lyricist Venibhai Purohit[1] whose song "Taro Aankhno Afeeni" became hit and still remains popular in Gujarat.[2][3][1][4][5] Lyrics were written by Chandravadan Mehta, Barkat Virani 'Befaam', Venibhai Purohit, Balmukund Dave[1] and Chandrakant Desai.
| Divadandi | |||
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| Soundtrack album by | |||
| Released | 1950 | ||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | ||
| Language | Gujarati | ||
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All music composed by Ajit Merchant, Dilip Dholakia.
| Track listing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length | ||||||
| 1. | "Tari Aankhno Afiini" | Dilip Dholakia | |||||||
| 2. | "Vagada Vachhe Talavadi" | Dilip Dholakia, Rohini Roy | |||||||
| 3. | "Kajal Kali Raatladi" | Meena Kapoor | |||||||
| 4. | "Pandadi Si Hodi" | Meena Kapoor | |||||||
| 5. | "Ek Var Ghogha Jao" | Chorus | |||||||
| 6. | "Pumdu Panchhu Nahi Dau" | Meena Kapoor | |||||||
Reception[edit | edit source]
The film was not very successful but "Tari Aankhno Afeeni" became popular.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Revised ed.). Routledge. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
- ↑ Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra (2007). Gujarat. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust. pp. 388, 528.
- ↑ DeshGujarat (2 January 2011). "Veteran Gujarati singer/musician Shri Dilip Dholakia passes away". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
- ↑ Tushar, Shukla (13 February 2013). "જ્યારે સાંભળો ત્યારે વેલેન્ટાઈનની અનુભૂતિ કરાવતું એક અમર ગુજરાતી પ્રેમગીત". Gujarat Samachar (in ગુજરાતી). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
- ↑ Shah, Saurabh. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું". Sandesh (in ગુજરાતી). Retrieved 1 September 2024.