Rani Saheba

1930 film

1930 (1930)

CountryIndiaLanguagesSilent film
Marathi intertitles

Rani Saheba (My Queen) also called Bazarbattu is a 1930 Indian silent film.^[1] It is cited as the first children's film made in India.^[2] The film was co-directed by V. Shantaram and Keshavrao Dhaiber.^[3] The cinematographers were S. Fattelal and Vishnupant Govind Damle and the cast included Keshavrao Dhaiber, Baburao Pendharkar, V. Shantaram and Anant Apte.^[4]

Vishnupant Damle, Dhaiber, S. Fattelal and Shantaram had left the Maharashtra Film Company in 1929 to form their own company called Prabhat Film Company. With the success of their first silent film, Gopal Krishna (1929), the company produced five silent films in "quick succession", Khooni Khanjar (1930), Rani Saheba (1930), Udaykal (1930), Chandrasena (1931), and Zulum (1931).^[5] Out of these Rani Saheba and Khooni Khanjar are cited as some of the "lighter" films produced by Prabhat Films.^[6] Master Anant Apte was "nicknamed" 'Bazarbattu' following the success of his role in the film.^[7]

Cast

Keshavrao Dhaiber
Baburao Pendharkar
V. Shantaram
Anant Apte

References

^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 7–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ Lindsay Anderson (12 November 2013). Lindsay Anderson Diaries. A&C Black. pp. 99–. ISBN 978-1-4081-5009-2. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
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^ Prof. R. P. Chaturvedi (1 September 2010). Great Personalities. Upkar Prakashan. pp. 386–. ISBN 978-81-7482-061-7. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
^ Sanjit Narwekar; Raghuvir Kul; D. B. Samant (1995). Marathi Cinema: in retrospect. Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation.