Director: Baburao Painter; Writer: Narayan Hari Apte, Govindrao Tembe; Producer: Prabhat Films; Cinematographer: K.V. Machwe; Editor: M. Kamble; Cast: Durga Khote, Keshavrao Date, Miss Heera, Hirabai Badodekar, Nanasaheb Phatak, Master Shyam, Vishnupant Aundhkar, S.D. Danve, V.S. Jog, Raja Paranjpe, V.B. Date
Summary: Story: Narayan Hari Apte, from his novel 'Hridayachi Shrimanti'
The poet Prasad (K. Date) lives far from the city in a forest, enjoying only the company of his wife Pratibha (Khote). The court poet Kaveeshwar (Phatak) of a neighbouring kingdom discovers Prasad’s poetry and, more importantly, his beautiful wife, and invites them to his palace, promising fame and glory. Against Pratibha’s advice, Prasad succumbs to temptation, only to see his work plagiarised and his wife harassed. One of Painter’s biggest films at Shalini (and one of the few to have been preserved) shows his control over big sets, lighting and crowd scenes, cf. the princess’s birthday scene with Prasad amid the crowd outside while his poetry is being recited inside, and the film’s emotional highlight when a distressed Prasad and Pratibha leave the palace in a raging storm. The wellknown classical singer Hirabai Badodekar sings three songs.
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