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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Gopal Krishna<br />
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| director = [[V. Shantaram]]<br />
| producer = [[Prabhat Film Company]]<br />
| writer = Shivram Vashikar<br />
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| starring = [[Suresh]]<br>Kamala Devi<br>Anant Apte<br>G. R. Mane <br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = S. Fattelal<br />
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| studio = Prabhat Film Company<br />
| released = 1929<br />
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| country = India<br />
| language = Silent film<br/>[[Marathi language|Marathi]] [[intertitle]]s<br />
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'''''Gopal Krishna''''' (Child Krishna) is an [[Indian cinema|Indian]] religious [[silent film]] made in [[List of Bollywood films of 1929|1929]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gomolo.com/gopal-krishna-movie/20048|title=Gopal Krishna (1929)|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref> It was directed by [[V. Shantaram]] for his newly formed [[Prabhat Film Company]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA1994-IA342|accessdate=6 February 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|page=1994}}</ref> The film was a "solo debut" for Shantaram, after co-directing [[Netaji Palkar (film)|Netaji Palkar]] (1927) with K. Dhaiber for the Maharashtra Film Company. The story was written by Shivram Vashikar and the cast composed of Suresh, Kamaladevi, Anant Apte, Sakribai and G.R. Mane.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film135386.htm|title=Gopal Krishna 1929|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref><br />
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The story was about the child (Gopal) [[Krishna]] and his fight with King [[Kamsa]] of [[Mathura]]. Made in the Pre-[[Independence Day (India)|Independence]] era, the film was cited as representing the "Gandhian anti-colonial nationalism".<ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=Wimal Dissanayake|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA220|year=2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|page=220}}</ref> Shantaram stated that he had meshed the [[Puranic]] story with "topical allusions".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wiki.indiancine.ma/wiki/Gopal%20Krishna%20(1929)|title=Gopal Krishna (1929)|publisher=Indiancine.ma|accessdate=8 February 2015}}</ref> The film was a success as was the Talkie remake ''[[Gopal Krishna (1938 film)|Gopal Krishna]]'' (1938).<ref name="Gavankar2011">{{cite book|author=Nilu N. Gavankar|title=The Desai Trio and the Movie Industry of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xXrxLp3IxbUC&pg=PA40|year=2011|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-4634-1941-7|page=40}}</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* Suresh<br />
* Kamaladevi<br />
* Anant Apte<br />
* Sakribai<br />
* G. R. Mane<br />
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==External links==<br />
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[[Category:1929 films]]<br />
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[[Category:Prabhat Film Company films]]<br />
[[Category:1920s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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