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{{Infobox film
| name =Bhartrahari
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| director = [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]]
| producer = P. B. Zaveri
| writer =
| narrator =
| starring = {{ubl|[[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]]|[[Mumtaz Shanti]]|[[Arun Kumar Ahuja|Aroon]]}}
| music =
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| studio = Navin Pictures
| distributor =
| released = 1944
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| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]
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'''''Bhartrahari''''' is a [[Bollywood]] [[film]]. It was released in [[Bollywood films of 1944|1944]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/bhartruhari-movie/1197|title=Bhartruhari (1944)|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=25 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen1999">{{cite book|last1=Rajadhyaksha|first1=Ashish|last2=Willemen|first2=Paul|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopaediaofi0000raja|url-access=registration|accessdate=25 April 2013|year=1999|publisher=British Film Institute}}</ref> The film was directed by [[Chaturbhuj Doshi]] for Navin Pictures and produced by P. B. Zaveri. The music was composed by [[Khemchand Prakash]] and the lyricist was Pandit Indra Chandra. The cast included [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Mumtaz Shanti]], [[Jehanara Kajjan]], [[Arun Kumar Ahuja|Aroon]], [[Sulochana Chatterji]] and [[Yashwant Dave]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Bhatruhari|url=http://www.citwf.com/film35792.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref>

A devotional film, it was based on the approx. 1st century BC King [[Bharthari (king)|Bharthari]] of [[Ujjaini]], of folklore. The Hindi film version shows his love for his wife Pingla, his abdication in favour of his brother Vikramaditya, and his subsequent renunciation, going on to become a famous saint-poet.

==Cast==
* [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]]
* [[Mumtaz Shanti]]
* [[Jehanara Kajjan]]
* [[Arun Kumar Ahuja|Aroon]]
* Sulochana Chatterji
* Yashwant Dave
* Nagendra

==Tamil version==
''[[Bharthruhari]]'' was made in [[Tamil language|Tamil]] in 1944 and directed by [[K. Subramanyam]]. The film starred [[Serukalathur Sama]], B. Jayamma, G. Pattu Iyer, [[N. S. Krishnan]] and [[V. N. Janaki]]. The music was composed was V. K. Parthasarathy Ayyangar. The film had a duet sung by Jayamma and Krishnan.<ref name=RandorGuy>{{cite news|last1=Randor|first1=Guy|title=Bharthruhari (1944)|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/article3339493.ece|accessdate=25 August 2015|agency=The Hindu|publisher=The Hindu|date=21 April 2012|ref=Cinema Plus}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
Music director was [[Khemchand Prakash]] and one of the notable songs by [[Amirbai Karnataki]] was the semi-classical bol Banav [[Thumri]], "Chanda Des Piya Ke" in [[Raga]] Marubihag.<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=PA335|accessdate=25 August 2015|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Bibliophile South Asia|isbn=978-81-85002-64-4|pages=335–}}</ref> The [[bhajan]] sung by Surendra, "Bhiksha De De Maiya Pingla" followed the pattern set by [[K. C. Dey]] in ''[[Dhoop Chhaon]]'' (1935) "Teri Gathari Mein Laaga Chor" for bhajan singing and became popular.<ref name="Ranchan2014">{{cite book|author=Vijay Ranchan|title=Story of a Bollywood Song|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=p3h2AgAAQBAJ&pg=PT86|accessdate=25 August 2015|date=2 January 2014|publisher=Abhinav Publications|pages=86–|id=GGKEY:9E306RZQTQ7}}</ref> Lyricist was Pandit Indra and the singers were [[Amirbai Karnataki]], [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]] and Jehanara Kajjan.<ref name=hindigeetmala>{{cite web|title=Bhartruhari (1944)|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/bharthari.htm|website=hindigeetmala.net|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=25 August 2015}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Bhiksha De De Maiya Pingala"
| [[Surendra (actor)|Surendra]], [[Amirbai Karnataki]]
|-
| 2
| "Chanda Desh Piya Ke Ja"
| Amirbai Karnataki
|-
| 3
| "Kuhkat Koyaliya Kunjan Mein"
| Jehanara Kajjan
|-
| 4
| "Ghunghat Pat Nahin Kholun"
| Jehanara Kajjan
|-
| 5
| "Bhanwara Madhuban Mein Mat Ja"
| Surendra
|-
| 6
| "Alakh Naam Ras Pina Prani Do Din Jag Me Jina"
| Surendra
|-
| 7
| "Soona Mandir Mera Sakhi Ri"
| Amirbai Karnataki
|-
| 8
| "Jago Panchi Aayo Madhur Prabhat"
|
|-
| 9
| "Prem Bina Sab Suna Hota"
| Surendra
|-
| 10
| "Alakh Niranjan Jay Jay Jan"
|
|-
| 11
| "Mora Dhire Se Ghunghat Hataye Piya"
| Amirbai Karnataki
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id =0361374 |title =Bhartrahari }}

[[Category:1944 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Indian fantasy films]]
[[Category:1940s fantasy films]]

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