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The Devoted (1933)

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Length 2h39
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Puran Bhagat (Puran Bhakt) is a 1933 Hindi devotional biopic film from New Theatres Ltd. Calcutta. The film was Debaki Bose's debut direction in Hindi. The film starred K. L. Saigal, Uma Shashi, Kumar, Molina Devi, K. C. Dey and Tarabai. The film was based on a popular Punjabi devotional story which was a change for New Theatres from their regular films based on traditional Bengali stories, Saints and novels. It was a "great success all over India".



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^ Gokulsing, Dissanayake, K. Moti,Wimal (2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. ISBN 9781136772917.

^ "Puran Bhagat 1933". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 26 Aug 2014.

^ Dwyer, Rachel (2006). Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 9781134380701. Retrieved 26 Aug 2014.

Synopsis

After several years of penance and prayers a male child is born to King Silwan of Sialkot and his wife Queen Ichhara. However the Raj Guru predicts that they must not see their son till he’s 16 years old or the child will die. The child, Puran, is given to Raj Guru to be fostered. Mahipat the Senapati (King’s General), has looked forward to becoming the king for a long time as the king had no son. But the birth of Puran thwarts his desires and over the years he spreads rumours about Puran’s wild antics, which also reach the king. Time comes for Puran to return home. He finds his father has taken a much younger wife, Luna.

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Kundan Lal Saigal
Krishna Chandra Dey
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