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Divadandi
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Poster

Directed by Balwant Bhatt
Written by Ramnik Vaid (script), Chandravadan Mehta (story), Barkat Virani 'Befaam' (dialogues) [1]


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Cinematography Haren Batt[1]


Music by Ajit Merchant, Dilip Dholakia[1]





Country India
Language Gujarati[1]



Divadandi (Template:Lit) is 1950 Indian Gujarati social drama film directed by Balwant Bhatt.

Plot

Sailor Lakhu Malam raises and teaches sailing to his foster-son Kano. Lakhu's son Kavli feels jealous of Kano. When Kano falls in love with Motan, Kavli pushes Kano into opium addiction and kidnaps Motan. Lakhu challenges and kills Kavli. Lakhu is condemned for his crime and was served the penalty of taking care of an old lighthouse.[1]

Cast

The cast is as follows:[1]

  • Nandini as Motan
  • Arvind Pandya as Kano
  • Baburaje as Kavli
  • Charubala
  • Kamalkant as Lakhu Malam, foster-father of Kano and father of Kavli
  • Lohana
  • R. K. Shah

Production

The film was shot at Bet Dwarka and features local traditional wooden ships.[1]

Soundtrack

The film is notable for its music composed by Ajit Merchant and Dilip Dholakia. It introduced lyricist Venibhai Purohit[1] whose song "Taro Aankhno Afeeni" became hit and still remains popular in Gujarat.[2][3][1][4][5] Lyrics were written by Chandravadan Mehta, Barkat Virani 'Befaam', Venibhai Purohit, Balmukund Dave[1] and Chandrakant Desai.

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Reception

The film was not very successful but "Tari Aankhno Afeeni" became popular.

References

  1. 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Routledge(1999). ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7
  2. Gujarat{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust(2007)
  3. Veteran Gujarati singer/musician Shri Dilip Dholakia passes away. DeshGujarat(2011-01-02).
  4. જ્યારે સાંભળો ત્યારે વેલેન્ટાઈનની અનુભૂતિ કરાવતું એક અમર ગુજરાતી પ્રેમગીત, Tushar, Shukla. Gujarat Samachar(13 February 2013). Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું, Shah, Saurabh. Sandesh. Retrieved 2024-09-01.