| Duniya Na Mane | |
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| Directed by | V. Shantaram |
| Produced by | Prabhat Film Company |
| Written by | Narayan Hari Apte (novel & screenplay) Munshi Aziz (dialogue) |
| Starring | Shanta Apte Keshavrao Date Shakuntala Paranjpye |
| Music by | Keshavrao Bhole |
| Cinematography | V. Avadhoot |
| Release date(s) | 1937 |
| Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Duniya Na Mane (The Unexpected) is a 1937 Hindi social classic directed by V. Shantaram, and based on the Marathi novel, "Na Patnari Goshta” by Narayan Hari Apte, who also wrote film’s screenplay [1]
The movie was remade in Marathi as Kunku, and went on to become both critical and commercial success, and was shown at the Venice International Film Festival [2]. The film is now hailed for "its daring attack on the treatment of women in Indian society."[3]
For film's lead actress, Shanta Apte, it was third most memorable performance in a row, after V.Shantaram's previous classics, Amrit Manthan (1934) and Amar Jyoti (1936). Besides other songs, she also sang a full-fledged English song in the film: 'A Psalm of Life', written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) [4][5].
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Plot
The basic storyline revolves around a young woman, Nirmala (Shanta Apte) rebelling against her marriage to a much older widower, Kaka saheb (Keshavrao Date), as was the practise in those days [6]. It was also, one of first film to touch upon the issue of widow remarriage [7][8][9]
Cast
- Shanta Apte - Nirmala
- Keshavrao Date - Kakasaheb
- Raja Nene - Jugat
- Vimala Vasishta - The Aunt
- Shakuntala Paranjpye – Sushila
References
- ^ Duniya Na Mane National Film Archive of India.
- ^ Films Prabhat Film Company.
- ^ India's Art House Cinema by Lalit Mohan Joshi, British Film Institute.
- ^ ‘Hinglish’ Song
- ^ 'A Psalm of Life' text
- ^ Well ahead of his times The Hindu, 30 November 2001.
- ^ Overview - Kunku/Duniya Na Mane New York Times
- ^ Babul shows the way The Tribune, 28 January 2007.
- ^ Film synopsis
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