Director: Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, Madhukar Bavdekar; Writer: Narayan Hari Apte, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke; Cinematographer: Vasudev Karnataki, Rajaram Ghodke; Editor: Babarao Phalke, B.B. Gaikwad; Cast: Chitnis, Suresh Pardesi, Kusum Deshpande, Bhagwat, Shankarrao Bhosle, Pathan, Ibrahim, Gawli, Dongre, Barchi Bahadur, Mahananda, Leela Mishra, Ansuyabai
Summary: Nearly 70 years old and ailing, Phalke came out of retirement in 1934 to make this, his only sound film, at the invitation of Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur. With a massive budget and two years' shooting. Phalke made the Pauranic tale which, by all accounts, was a grand mythological spectacle full of miracles and fantasy scenes with special effects credited to Phalke's son, Babaraya Phalke. Narayan Hari Apte, fresh from his success with Amritmanthan (1934), was hired for the script but he is not credited on screen. The film failed at the box-office and took the studio down with it. Chitnis played the god Shankar, and Suresh played Narada.
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