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{{Infobox film
| name = Lokshahir Ram Joshi
| image = Lokshahir_Ram_Joshi.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[V. Shantaram]]<br>[[Baburao Painter]]
| producer = [[Rajkamal Kalamandir]]
| writer = G. D. Madgulkar
| narrator =
| starring = G. Balkrishna<br>Hansa Wadkar<br>[[Shakuntala Paranjpye]]<br>Sudha Apte
| music = [[Vasant Desai]]
| cinematography = G. Balkrishna
| editing =
| studio = Rajkamal Kalamandir
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1947||}}
| runtime = 123 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Marathi
| budget =
}}
'''''Lokshahir Ram Joshi''''' (People's Poet Ram Joshi) also called '''''Matawala Shair Ram Joshi''''' in [[Hindi]], is a 1947 [[Marathi language|Marathi]] biopic film of the poet Ram Joshi, written by G. D. Madgulkar, directed by [[Baburao Painter]] and co-directed by [[V. Shantaram]].<ref name=Gomolo>{{cite web|title=Lok Shahir Ram Joshi|url=http://www.gomolo.com/lok-shahir-ram-joshi-movie/42391|website=gomolo.com|publisher=Gomolo.com|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref> Shantaram had given the direction to Painter but had to complete the film when Painter fell ill during production. Produced under the Rajkamal Kalamandir banner, it is also referred to as ''Lok Shahir Ramjoshi''.<ref name="Narwekar1994">{{cite book|author=Sanjit Narwekar|title=Directory of Indian film-makers and films|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UYUjAQAAIAAJ|accessdate=21 February 2015|year=1994|publisher=Flicks Books|isbn=9780948911408}}</ref> The story writer was G.D. Madgulkar, who is cited as the "first specialist film writer" in [[Marathi cinema]]. This film was his first "full-fledged writing assignment", wherein he wrote the story, screenplay, dialogue and lyrics.<ref name="Shodhganga">{{cite web|title=History Of Marathi Cinema In Mumbai And The Marketing Strategies Adopted|url=http://shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/10603/3433/10/10_chapter%203.pdf|website=shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in|publisher=Shodhganga|accessdate=21 February 2015|ref=Chapter-3, pg. 120}}</ref> It was also his debut as a screenplay writer.<ref name="EPWeekly">{{cite book|title=Economic and Political Weekly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NauwAAAAIAAJ|accessdate=21 February 2015|volume=14|year=1979}}</ref> The film starred Jayaram Shiledar as Ram Joshi and Hansa Wadkar as Baya. The rest of the cast included [[Shakuntala Paranjpye]], Parashuram, Sudha Apte and G. D. Madgulkar.<ref name=Indiancinema>{{cite web|title=Lokshahir Ram Joshi|url=https://indiancine.ma/ETO/info|website=indiancine.ma|publisher=Indiancine.ma|accessdate=21 February 2015|ref=Movies}}</ref>

The film, termed as the "Classic Marathi [[Tamasha]] musical" was a biopic of the poet, Kirtan, and [[lavani]] performer Ram Joshi (1758-1812), set in the [[Peshwa]] period.<ref name=Indiancinema />

==Plot==
Ram Joshi is a Brahmin poet, who through his love of poetry and dance starts associating with the tamasha artists. He falls in love with the tamasha dancer Baya (Hansa Wadkar). The artists are of low-caste, and Joshi's interacting with them brings censure and he is outlawed by the other members of his caste. The film follows his descent into alcoholism and his redemption from it through poetry.

==Cast==

===Marathi===
* Jayaram Shiledar as Ram Joshi
* [[Hansa Wadkar]] as Baya
* [[Shakuntala Paranjpye]]
* Parashuram
* [[Gajanan Digambar Madgulkar|G. D. Madgulkar]]
* Sudha Apte
* Samant
* Gundopant Walavalkar
* Jayaram Desai
* Kanase
* Sawalram
* Vaidya
* Abhyankar

===Hindi===
* [[Manmohan Krishan]]
* Hansa Wadkar
* Shakuntala Paranjpye
* Sudha Apte
* Jairam Desai

==Review and Box Office==
''Lokshahir Ram Joshi'' in Marathi Cinema became one of the "biggest post-war successes", starting the trend for the "tamasha genre" films.<ref name=Indiancinema /> One of the reasons cited for the success of the film in both Marathi and Hindi, were the songs written by Madgulkar. He went on to work for other major Marathi film-makers like Raja Paranjpye, [[Ram Gabale]], Datta Dharmadhikari and Anant Mane. V. Shantaram later used him as a story writer for ''[[Do Aankhen Barah Haath]]'' (1957). The film made use of the "vibrant lavnis" and "sawaal-jawabs" (musical question and answers), which is stated to have become a "trend-setter".<ref name="Shodhganga p. 118">Shodhganga, p.118</ref> As cited by Narwekar and Kul, the music and dances "enthralled" the audiences.<ref name="NarwekarKul1995">{{cite book|author1=Sanjit Narwekar|author2=Raghuvir Kul|author3=D. B. Samant|author4=Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation|title=Marathi Cinema: in retrospect|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nORkAAAAMAAJ|accessdate=21 February 2015|year=1995|publisher=Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corp.}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music was composed by [[Vasant Desai]], with lyrics by the poet Ram Joshi and Madgulkar.<ref name=Desai>{{cite web|title=Vasant Desai|url=http://soundsofsonawade.com/marathi-films/lokshahir-ramjoshi-1947-2/|website=soundsofsonawade.com|publisher=SoundsOfSonawade|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer !! Lyricist
|-
| 1
| "Sundara Mana Madhe Bharali"
| Jayram Shiledar
| Ram Joshi
|-
| 2
| "Bhai Sawadh Wha"
| Jayram Shiledar
|Ram Joshi
|-
| 3
| "Hata Tata Ne Pata"
| Jayram Shiledar
| Ram Joshi
|-
| 4
| "Ek War Sangte Kanha" (Gaulan-Sawal Jabab)
| Jayram Shiledar
| G. D. Madgulkar
|-
| 5
| "Sang Sakhe Sundari-Ka Re Majshi Abola"
| Jayram Shiledar, Lalita Parulekar
| G. D. Madgulkar
|-
| 6
| "Keshav Karni Adbhut Leela"
| Jayram Shiledar, Lalita Parulekar
| Ram Joshi
|-
| 7
| "Lade Lade Aale Mi Mohna"
| Jayram Shiledar, Lalita Parulekar
| G. D. Madgulkar
|-
| 8
| "Kunjaat Madhup Gunjaarav"
| Jayram Shiledar, Lalita Parulekar
| Ram Joshi
|-
| 9
| "Narjanma Madhe Nara Karuni Ghe"
| Jayram Shiledar, Lalita Parulekar
| Ram Joshi
|}

==Remakes==
A [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]] version, produced by Vasireddy Narayana Rao and directed by [[P. Pullaiah]] was made in 1957 called ''[[Jayabheri]]''. The Telugu version won the 1959 [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Telugu|Certificate of Merit for Best Feature Film in Telugu]]<ref name="7thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/7th_nff.pdf|title=7th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|accessdate=21 February 2015}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id=tt0249750|title=Lokshahir Ram Joshi (1947 film)}}
*[http://soundsofsonawade.com/marathi-films/lokshahir-ramjoshi-1947-2/%20 Songs Audio] at Sounds of Sonawade-Vasant Desai

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[[Category:Films directed by V. Shantaram]]
[[Category:Films scored by Vasant Desai]]
[[Category:1940s multilingual films]]
[[Category:Indian multilingual films]]

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