Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

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Dr Kotnis ki Amar Kahani (The Immortal Tale of Dr. Kotnis)
File:Dr Kotnis ki Amar Kahani poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byV. Shantaram
Produced byV. Shantaram
Written byV. P. Sathe
Screenplay byK. A. Abbas
Story byK. A. Abbas
StarringV. Shantaram
Jayashree
Music byVasant Desai
CinematographyV. Avadhoot
Edited byBabu Marwad
Production
company
Distributed byRajkamal Kalamandir
Release date
16 March 1946
Running time
124 min./ 100 min. (Eng.)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindustani
English

Dr. Kotnis ki Amar Kahani (English: The eternal tale of Dr. Kotnis) is a 1946 Indian film in Hindustani as well as English, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and directed by V. Shantaram.[1] The English version was titled The Journey of Dr. Kotnis.[2] Both versions starred Shantaram in the title role. The film is based on the life of Dwarkanath Kotnis, an Indian doctor who worked in China during the Japanese invasion in World War II. The film was screened in competition at the 1947 Venice Film Festival.

Overview[edit]

The film was based on the story "And One Did Not Come Back" by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, which is itself based on the heroic life of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, played by V. Shantaram in the film.

Dr. Kotnis was sent to China during the Second World War to provide medical assistance to the troops fighting against the Japanese invasion in Yenan province.

While in China he met and courted a Chinese girl, Gou Qinglan, He died in China due to Epilepsy.

Cast[edit]

Lead cast:

Rest of the cast, listed alphabetically:

Poster and artwork[edit]

The poster and artwork were designed and executed by the noted calendar artist S. M. Pandit through his studio S. M. Pandit.[3][4]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani Reviews". The Hindu. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Op-Ed Archived 29 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Cinema India: The Art of Bollywood http://www.powerhousemuseum.com/exhibitions/cinema_india.php
  4. ↑ Cinema India: The Art of Bollywood – V & A exhibition https://collections.vam.ac.uk/exhibition/cinema-india-the-art-of-bollywood/337/

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