Bhabhi (1938 film)

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Bhabhi
British India
LanguageHindi
Bhabhi, 1938

Bhabhi (Sister-in-Law) is a

Renuka Devi.[3] S. N. Tripathi started his acting with a small role in the film. The film had the new found Renuka Devi in the lead.[4]

The cast included P. Jairaj, Maya Devi as the young widow, with V. H. Desai, Rama Shukal, Meera, M. Nazir, P. F. Pithawala.[5]

The film is family social drama, which deals with the issue of young widows. It put a special focus on the Indian society's attitude towards them, and society's bigoted approach to "man- woman relationships".[6]

Plot

Kishore (

Renuka Devi
). Renu lives with her father, who appears as a shaky and nervy man. Anupam (Rama Shukal) also wants to marry Renu as she's wealthy. Bela (Meera) Anupam's cousin develops a crush on Kishore. Anupam causes problems for Renu and Kishore by starting gossip bout Bimala and Kishore. The story follows that line till all misunderstandings are cleared and Renu and Kishore can marry.

Cast

  • Renuka Devi
    as Renu, the neighbour, sympathetic to and in love with Kishore
  • P.Jairaj as Kishore, the young man who looks after his dead friend's widow
  • Meera as Bela, the young society girl
  • Maya Devi as Bimala, the young widow left in Kishore's care.
  • M. Nazir
  • P.F.Pithawala
    as Kishore's Professor from college days
  • V.H.Desai as Renu's nervous dithering father
  • Gyan Chandra
  • Rama Shukul as Anupam, the main villain who puts obstacles in Renu and Kishore's love story
  • Agajani Kashmiree
  • Saroj Borkar
  • Pratima
  • Vimala Devi
  • Ranibala
  • Lalita Debulkar
  • K.B.Mangale
  • D.V.Surve

Review and Reception

The film was released on 17 December 1938 at Bombay's Roxy Talkies. Renuka Devi's performance was cited as "commendable".

Indian cinema. Jairaj's acting came in for praise for its expression of "suppressed rage" and "grief". The direction was praised for being "subtle", "clever" and that Osten had "excelled himself".[8]

The film was claimed to be a "tremendous success" by Patel of Filmindia in his February 1939 issue. Renuka Devi was hailed as a "star" and her success was cited as a "welcome sign of better class ladies taking up the film career".[9]

Soundtrack

One of the memorable monsoon songs "Jhuki Aayi Re Badariya Sawan Ki" is cited as an evergreen classic. The music was composed by Saraswati Devi, for whom the film was a musical hit.[6] The singers were Renuka Devi, Meera, Saroj Borkar, S. N. Tripathi.[10]

Song List

# Title Singer
1 "Jhukee Aayi Re Badariya Sawan Ki" Renuka Devi
2 "Aaj Toh Anand Bhaye Krishna Aaye" Renuka Devi
3 "Ban Titli Ban Titli Main Phool Phool Par Jaati" Meera
4 "Ghar Aaye Sajan Laut Aaye Kun Bahane Pir Bulayein" Renuka Devi
5 "Hum Qaidi Haan Qaidi Tan Man Qaidi"
Renuka Devi
6 "Man Murakh Kyun Diwana" Saroj Borkar
7 "Matwali Koyaliya Bole Ku Ku" Meera
8 "Nahin Dekh Behtar Sataana" S. N. Tripathi
9 "Patta Toota Daal Se"
10 "Phool Sajan Tum Mero Man Bhnwara" Renuka Devi
11 "Tai Tair Ri Jeevan Naiya"
12 "Phool Bagiya Tum Aana Bhanwara Rain Bhaye" Meera
13 "Nanhi Nanhi Bundiya Meh Ra Barse Jiya R Trse" Renuka devi

References

  1. ISBN 978-81-230-0646-8
    . Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Saradindu". parabaas.com. Parabaas. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  3. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2
    . Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  4. ISBN 978-81-89013-31-8
    . Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  5. ^ "Bhabhi". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  6. ^ a b Chandra, Balakrishnan, Pali, Vijay kumar. "100 Years Of Bollywood-Bhabhi (1938)". indiavideo.org. Invis Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 10 April 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Harish S. Booch; Karing Doyle (1962). Star-portrait: Intimate Life Stories of Famous Film Stars. Lakhani Book Depot. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  8. ^ Patel, Baburao (January 1939). "Review-Bhabhi". Filmindia. 5 (1): 47. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  9. ^ Patel, Baburao (February 1939). "Studio Close-Ups". Filmindia. 5 (2): 47. Retrieved 10 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Bhabhi (1938)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Ltd. Retrieved 10 April 2015.

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