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{{short description|1936 film}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Amar Jyoti
| image = Poster for Amar Jyoti (1936).jpg
| image_size =
| caption =
| director = [[V. Shantaram]]
| producer = [[Prabhat Film Company]]
| writer = K. Narayan Kale
| narrator =
| starring = [[Durga Khote]]<br>[[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]]<br>Shanta Apte<br>Nandrekar
| music = [[Krishnarao Phulambrikar|Master Krishnarao]]
| cinematography = V. Avadhoot
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = Prabhat Film Company
| released = {{film date|1936|df=yes}}
| runtime = 166 minutes
| country = India
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}
[[File:Amar Jyoti.webm|thumb|''Amar Jyoti'']]
'''''Amar Jyoti''''' (Eternal Flame) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1936|1936]] [[Hindi]] social, action adventure, drama film directed by [[V. Shantaram]].<ref name="Armes1987">{{cite book|author=Roy Armes|title=Third World Film Making and the West|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qFDnqIwdr8EC&pg=PA112|year=1987|publisher=University of California Press|isbn=978-0-520-90801-7|page=112}}</ref><ref name="DwyerDwyer2006">{{cite book|author1=Rachel Dwyer|author2=Senior Lecturer in Indian Studies Rachel Dwyer|title=Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZsKR1RKoJKUC&pg=PA73|year=2006|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-134-38070-1|page=73}}</ref> Produced by [[Prabhat Film Company]] and cited as a "noteworthy" film along with Shantaram's earlier ''[[Amrit Manthan (film)|Amrit Manthan]]'' (1934),<ref name="Lal2008">{{cite book|author=S. Lal|title=50 Magnificent Indians of the 20Th Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rkI1_n4QAxMC&pg=PT275|year=2008|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7992-698-7|page=275}}</ref> the film had actress [[Durga Khote]] performing one of her most "memorable" roles.<ref name="Raj2009">{{cite book|author=Ashok Raj|title=Hero Vol.1|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tgo9BAAAQBAJ&pg=PT45|year=2009|publisher=Hay House, Inc|isbn=978-93-81398-02-9|page=45}}</ref><ref name="Rishi2012">{{cite book|author=Tilak Rishi|title=Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r623sWyGm0sC&pg=PA155|year=2012|publisher=Trafford Publishing|isbn=978-1-4669-3963-9|page=155}}</ref> K. Narayan Kale wrote the story with dialogues by Narottam Vyas. The music was composed by Master Krishnarao. The director of photography was V. Avadhoot, and the cast included Durga Khote, [[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]], [[Shanta Apte]], Nandrekar, Vasanti and Narayan Kale.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film12361.htm|title=Amar Jyoti (1936)|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=9 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150209132623/http://www.citwf.com/film12361.htm|archive-date=9 February 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The film was about a "rebellious female pirate".<ref name="Ranade2006">{{cite book|author=Ashok Damodar Ranade|title=Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZI1wqkWsIjYC&pg=PA164|year=2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-64-4|page=164}}</ref> The story's social relevance in the form of a costume action adventure involved a queen who becomes a pirate when she faces extreme "patriarchal laws" and is denied custody of her son.<ref name="Madangarli2013">{{cite book|author=Bhawana Sommya / Jigna Kothari / Supriya Madangarli|title=MOTHER MAIDEN MISTRESS|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dtec0Ykfo1sC&pg=PA1923|year=2013|publisher=HarperCollins Publishers|isbn=978-93-5029-485-7|page=1923}}</ref><ref name="Invis">{{cite web|last1=Chandra, Balakrishnan|first1=Pali, Vijay Kumar|title=100 Years of Bollywood – Amar Jyoti 1936|url=http://www.indiavideo.org/cinema/amar-jyothi-7375.php |publisher=Invis Multimedia Pvt. Ltd.|accessdate=9 February 2015}}</ref>

==Plot==
Saudamini ([[Durga Khote]]) is denied custody of her son by the Queen (Karuna Devi) and the tyrannical Minister of Justice Durjaya ([[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]]) after she separates from her husband. Durjaya tells her that a woman is the slave of her husband and essentially has no rights. This enrages Saudamini, and she vows vengeance and becomes a pirate. She and her pirates capture a ship which is supposed to be carrying the princess Nandini ([[Shanta Apte]]). However, she finds her old enemy Durjaya and takes him, prisoner, cutting off one of his legs. Nandini has been hiding in a chest, and when she comes out of it, the imprisoned Durjaya sees her. He falls in love with her and offers her his food. Nandini, however, falls in love with a young shepherd boy Sudhir (Nandrekar). When she meets Saudamini and her helper Rekha (Vasanti), she joins them as a pirate and tells Sudhir off. Durjaya escapes with the help of Sudhir and arrives to arrest Saudamini. Saudamini is captured, but the others, along with Nandini and Rekha, escape. It is finally revealed that Sudhir is Saudamini's long-lost son. Nandini and Sudhir marry, and Rekha carries forward Saudamini's legacy.

==Cast==
* [[Durga Khote]] as Soudamini
* [[Shanta Apte]] as Nandini
* Vasanti as Rekha
* Karunadevi as Queen
* [[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Durjaya, Minister of Justice
* B.Nandrekar as Sudheer
* S.K.Kulkarni as Kundan
* K.Narain Kale as Shekhar
* Gajendra as Gajendra

==Review and Box office==
The film has been cited as a "great film",<ref name="Bajaj2014">{{cite book|author=J.K. Bajaj|title=On & Behind the Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_1UqAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA1945|year=2014|publisher=Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd|isbn=978-93-5083-621-7|page=1945}}</ref>
an "outstanding film",<ref name="Kumar2000">{{cite book|author=Keval J. Kumar|title=Mass Communication in India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ECF7hjnZWfcC&pg=PT159|year=2000|publisher=Jaico Publishing House|isbn=978-81-7224-373-9|page=159|edition=4th}}</ref> an "adventure classic" and the first Indian film screened at the [[Venice Film Festival]].<ref name="Rishi2012"/>

The film became a big success at the box office with three main reasons cited for this achievement. The first was Durga Khote as the pirate Saudamini, leaving an impact on the audiences, where she excelled in her role. The second reason for the success of the film is attributed to the special effects. The third was the music and the songs.<ref name=IndiaVideo />

==Soundtrack==
The film's music director was [[Krishnarao Phulambrikar]], who is stated as setting up the "Maharashtra School of Hindi Film Music". The composer employed the one-hundred-year tradition of "Maharashtra Natak Sangeet", blending it with [[Hindustani music]] in the form of "duets, ghazal and marching songs".<ref name="Ranade2006"/>
One of the noteworthy songs was "Suno Suno Ban Ke Praani", sung by Shanta Apte, where her voice was commended for its naturalness.<ref name="Ranchan2014">{{cite book|author=Vijay Ranchan|title=Story of a Bollywood Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p3h2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT23|year=2014|publisher=Abhinav Publications|page=23|id=GGKEY:9E306RZQTQ7}}</ref> The other was "Aaj Humen Ban Behad Bhata", a duet by Shanta Apte and Nandrekar, both of which still "remain favourites among old numbers". The title song is cited as Shantaram's "classic number".<ref name=IndiaVideo>{{cite web|title=100 Years of Bollywood – Amar Jyoti 1936}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Akhiyan Ke Tum Taare Piyare"
| Vasanti
|-
| 2
| "Aaj Humen Ban Behad Bhata"
| B.Nandrekar, Shanta Apte
|-
| 3
| "Ab Maine Jaana Hai Haay Prem Kya Hai"
| Shanta Apte
|-
| 4
| "Bhool Ja Bhool Ja"
| Vasant Desai
|-
| 5
| "Jeet Jyoti Tej Chamak Raha Hai"
| Durga Khote
|-
| 6
| "Kaaraj Ki Jyot Sada Hi Jale"
| Vasant Desai
|-
| 7
| "Karate Rahana Masmar"
| Vasanti, Durga Khote
|-
| 8
| "Yeh Jogan Khojan Nikri Hai"
| Vasanti
|-
| 9
| "Kehti Kaliyan Rasbhari"
|
|-
| 10
| "Mere Prabhuji Mat Bilmaoji"
|
|-
| 11
| "Suno Suno Ban Ban Ke Praani"
| Shanta Apte
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id =0268915 |title =Amar Jyoti (1936)}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3vwX4W_Fqw Full movie on YouTube]
* [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2735u3_amar-jyoti_tv Full movie on Dailymotion]
* [http://hindi-films-songs.com/amarjyoti.html Songs Audio] Surjit Singh

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