
Acting
Rattan Bai
Acting credits
7.0Melodrama warning women to be dutifully subordinated wives and not to be tempted by modernising trends towards individual emancipation. 'The orphaned Sarala (Rattan Bai) is estranged from her loving husband Ramdas (Kumar) by the wiles of villain Avilash (Hafizji). She runs away and, following divine intervention in the form of an earthquake, escapes the villain's clutches. Living as a beggar, she finally dies in the arms of her husband begging forgiveness.
Sarala
1936
8.0Madhavi's world is upended when her husband, Kedar, leaves her for the wealthy Chandra. Forced onto the streets, Madhavi finds solace in singing and soon crosses paths with artist Kumar, becoming his muse. Their connection deepens, but fate intervenes, leading Madhavi on a path that transforms her into a renowned singing star.
Bhikharan
1935
10.0A fiery rivalry across two generations of gypsies sparks when a scorned love leads to tragedy. Decades later, a free-spirited young woman, unknowingly caught in the ancestral feud, must reconcile her wild heritage with bourgeois life when a passionate abduction reveals her true lineage and destiny.
Sitara
1939
7.0Film starring Rattan Bai and Hafisji.
Dhanwan
1937
9.0Prince Parvez is against the marriage his mother has arranged for him with a neighbouring princess.
Karwane Hayat
1935
9.0For the first time in Indian cinema, flashback was used for storytelling.
Roop Lekha
1934
9.0Notions of religion restrict a man from fulfilling his mother’s last wish- immersing her ashes in the holy Ganga. Will he be able to break the shackles?
Dharm
1945
7.0An idealistic theatre owner discovers a captivating dancer, sparking a passionate romance destined for the stage and beyond. But when tragedy strikes on their wedding day, can their love endure the harsh realities that follow, transforming them and the very soul of the theatre?
Ujala
1942
9.0Chitrasen inadvertently humiliates Gabal Rishi, who approaches Bhagwan Shri Kishan and prays that the former be punished. Kishanji readily agrees to punish Chitrasen by beheading him with the Sudarshan Chakra. When no amount of pleas for mercy are adhered to, a compassionate Subhadra, moved by Chitrangini's plight, asks her spouse, Arjun, to intervene. The later, at first, refuses to take up arms against Kishanji, his friend, but subsequently relents - resulting in war - that will not only end their friendship - but may well also destroy the universe and annihilate Arjun, his brothers and their entire army.
Shri Krishnarjun Yudh
1945