Director: J.B.H. Wadia; Cast: Boman Shroff, Padma, Adi Patel, Sayani
Duration: 00:04:31; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 292.702; Saturation: 0.012; Lightness: 0.362; Volume: 0.049; Cuts per Minute: 191.454
Summary: Suresh Chabria writes: ‘Only the trailer of this film has survived. It was made by J.B.H. Wadia and his younger brother Homi Wadia whose stunt films of the late 1920s and 1930s were immensely popular. J.B.H. Wadia, who went on to become one of the great leaders of the film industry, writes in his memoirs about Vantolio’s ‘daredevil’ star Boman Shroð, ‘I had not come across a more daring stunt puller ... in my experience of 45 years ...’
The most extraordinary clip shows a death-defying fistfight on the roof of a speeding train. The Wadias were great admirers of American action films and serials, and over the next decade made their magnum opus entitled Diamond Thriller Series. hese films featuring the gutsy, blond Fearless Nadia (nee Mary Evans) went against the prevalent docile heroine stereotype and also contained indirect nationalistic messages.’. From Suresh Chabria ed. Light of Asia: Indian Silent Cinema 1912-1934, New Delhi: Niyogi Books/Pune: National Film Archive of India, 2013, pg 79-80.
Surviving footage of classic Wadia stunt silent featuring star Boman Shroff. Only four minutes of the film survive.
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