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{{Infobox film
| name = Jesal Toral
| image = Jesal-toral-indian-movie-poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Ravindra Dave]]
| producer = Kanti R. Dave <br/> T. J. Patel
| writer = Jitubhai Mehta <br/> Himmat Dave <br/> Ramesh Mehta
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Anupama
* [[Upendra Trivedi]]
* [[Arvind Trivedi]]
* [[Ramesh Mehta]]
}}
| music = [[Avinash Vyas]] (lyrics and composition)
| cinematography = Pratap Dave
| editing =
| studio = Kirti Films
| runtime = 137 minutes
| country = India
| language = Gujarati
| released = 1971
| based_on = Folk legend of Jesal Toral
| distributor =
| budget =
| gross =
}}
'''''Jesal Toral''''' is a 1971 Indian [[Gujarati cinema|Gujarati]] devotional film written and directed by [[Ravindra Dave]]. It proved to be one of the biggest hits of Gujarati cinema and ran for 25 weeks in theatres.

==Cast==
* Anupama as Toral
* [[Upendra Trivedi]] as Jesal
* [[Arvind Trivedi]]
* [[Ramesh Mehta (comedian)|Ramesh Mehta]]
* Jayant Bhatt
*[[Mulraj Rajda]]
* Mukund Pandya
* Laxmi Patel
* Sarala Dand
* Induben Rajda
* Lily Patel
* Vandana
*[[Suryakant Mandhare]]
* Umakant
* Veljibhai Gajjar
*[[Jayshree T.]] (guest appearance)

==Production==
Ravindra Dave had planned to remake his Hindi blockbuster film ''Nagina'' (1951) with [[Leena Chandavarkar]] and [[Sanjay Khan]], but the project was delayed.<ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djUFmlFbzFkC&pg=PA95|title=Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas|author1=K. Moti Gokulsing|author2=Wimal Dissanayake|date=17 April 2013|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-136-77284-9|page=95}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9rthUDKxyEC&q=ravindra+dave|title=70 Years of Indian Cinema, 1913-1983|last=Ramachandran|first=T. M.|last2=Rukmini|first2=S.|date=1985|publisher=CINEMA India-International|isbn=9780861320905|pages=345}}</ref> As a result, he turned his production crew to Gujarati cinema to keep them employed.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/920201/tribute-director-ravindra-dave-who-was-ravinbhai-in-hindi-films-and-bapa-for-gujarati-cinema|title=Tribute: Director Ravindra Dave, who was 'Ravinbhai' in Hindi films and 'Bapa' for Gujarati cinema|last=Dave|first=Hiren B.|date=2019-04-16|website=Scroll.in|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190416164021/https://scroll.in/reel/920201/tribute-director-ravindra-dave-who-was-ravinbhai-in-hindi-films-and-bapa-for-gujarati-cinema|archive-date=16 April 2019|url-status=live|access-date=2019-05-10}}</ref>

The film is based on local folk legend of bandit Jesal Jadeja who was preached and reformed by Kathi saint-woman Toral. Their memorial shrines are located in [[Anjar, Gujarat|Anjar]] in [[Kutch district]], [[Gujarat]]. It was the first [[Eastmancolor]] Gujarati film{{citation needed|date=August 2019}} and was a debut film of [[Upendra Trivedi]] and [[Ramesh Mehta (comedian)|Ramesh Mehta]].<ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Q9rthUDKxyEC&q=ravindra+dave|title=70 Years of Indian Cinema, 1913-1983|last=Ramachandran|first=T. M.|last2=Rukmini|first2=S.|date=1985|publisher=CINEMA India-International|isbn=9780861320905|pages=345}}</ref> It was shot in Orvo technicolor. As the Laxmi Studio at [[Vadodara|Baroda]] was not yet commissioned, the film was partly shot in [[Kutch district|Kutch]] and partly in Mumbai.<ref name=":02">{{Cite book|title=Gujarat: A Panorama of the Heritage of Gujarat|publisher=Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra, Gujarat Vishwakosh Trust|year=2007|editor-last=Thaker|editor-first=Dhirubhai|editor-link=Dhirubhai Thaker|edition=1st|series=Prakashan: 2|location=Ahmedabad|pages=530|editor-last2=Desai|editor-first2=Kumarpal|editor-link2=Kumarpal Desai}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Jesal Toral
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Avinash Vyas]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{start date|1971|01|23|df=y}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/jesal-toral/tAp77s0fQ4I_|title=Jesal Toral - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |publisher=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref>
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
| length = 23:56
| language = [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| label = Saregama
| producer =
| misc = {{External media
| audio1 = {{url|https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/jesal-toral/tAp77s0fQ4I_|JioSaavn}}}}
}}

{{tracklist
| headline =Track listing
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| total_length = 23:56
|all_music= [[Avinash Vyas]]
|all_lyrics= Avinash Vyas

| title1 = Dhuni Re Dhakhavi
| extra1 = [[Mahendra Kapoor]]
| length1 = 2:50

| title2 = Ori Ori Aav Gori
| extra2 = [[Asha Bhosle]]
| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = Jesal Karile Vichar
| extra3 = [[Suman Kalyanpur]]
| length3 = 3:20

| title4 = Paap Tarun
| extra4 = [[Diwaliben Bhil]], Ismail Valera
| length4 = 1:42

| title5 = Roi Roi Kone Sambhalavu
| extra5 = Ismail Valera
| length5 = 4:31

| title6 = Bujhai Ja
| extra6 = Mahendra Kapoor,
| length6 = 1:43

| title7 = Thobhi Ja Thobhi Ja
| extra7 = Suman Kalyanpur
| length7 = 3:22

| title8 = Mara Payal Ni Chhuti Dor
| extra8 = Krishna Kalle
| length8 = 3:17

}}

==Release and reception==
The film was released in 1971.<ref name=":02" /> The film was exempted from the tax by the [[Government of Gujarat]] to encourage production of the Gujarati films.<ref name=":02" />

The film proved to be one of the biggest hits of Gujarati cinema<ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013" /><ref name=":3" /> and ran for 25 weeks in theatres. It won 17 awards from the [[Government of Gujarat]]. The film is considered to have revived the Gujarati cinema. Dave went on to direct more than 25 Gujarati films and never returned to Hindi cinema.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/bollywood/bollywood-news/news/ENT-BNE-IFTM-100th-birth-anniversary-of-gujarati-films-director-ravindra-dave-gujarati-news-6047420.html|title=જન્મશતાબ્દી / ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મોના સુવર્ણયુગના શિલ્પી રવીન્દ્ર દવે|last=Vaghela|first=Shailendra Manshukhlal|date=2019-04-16|work=[[Divya Bhaskar]]|access-date=2019-05-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510071111/https://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/bollywood/bollywood-news/news/ENT-BNE-IFTM-100th-birth-anniversary-of-gujarati-films-director-ravindra-dave-gujarati-news-6047420.html|archive-date=10 May 2019|url-status=live|language=gu|trans-title=Janmashatabdi / Gujarati Filmona Suvarnayugna Shilpi Ravindra Dave|series=Birth Centenary: Ravindra Dave The Architect of the Golden Age of Gujarati Cinema}}</ref><ref name="GokulsingDissanayake2013" />

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}

[[Category:Gujarati-language films]]
[[Category:1971 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films set in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Films shot in Mumbai]]
[[Category:Films shot in Gujarat]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian folklore]]
[[Category:1970s Gujarati-language films]]

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