Nanubhai Vakil

Nanubhai Vakil (23 May 1902 – 29 December 1980) was a Hindi and Gujarati film director. He directed the first Gujarati feature film,[1] in 1932, with a biopic on the saint Narsinh Mehta, Narsinh Mehta, whose cast included the actress Mehtab.

Nanubhai Vakil
Born(1902-05-23)23 May 1902
Bulsar, British India
Died29 December 1980(1980-12-29) (aged 78)
Mumbai, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film Director, Film Producer, Writer
SpouseAnuradha Vakil
ChildrenRajesh Vakil, Rupa Joshi, Pradeep Vakil, Sunil Vakil, Navin Vakil and Jayshree Ramachandran
ParentBhimbhai Desai

Career

Vakil frequently collaborated with Zubeida and Patience Cooper. The twelve-year-old Suraiya, who had done minor roles as a child artist in films like Usne Kya Socha (1937) was cast as the young Mumtaz in Taj Mahal (1941) by Vakil. Vakil later remade several of the silent films "based on Parsi theatre plays".[2] W. M. Khan, who became famous as the first person to sing in an Indian film, "De De Allah Ke Naam Pe Pyare" in Alam Ara (1931) was made to reprise that song and role when he was seventy-one years old by Nanubhai Vakil. The film was Vakil's version of Alam Ara (1973), produced by Maffatlal Shah, with music by Iqbal Qureshi.[3]

Filmography

As a director
YearFilmNotes
1929Veer PujanSilent film
1929Tit For TatSilent film
1929Sinhaldweep Ki SundariSilent film
1929Kumud KumariSilent film
1929Dehna DaanSilent film
1930Vifreli WaghanSilent film
1930VanrajSilent film
1930Sorathi BaharvatiyoSilent film
1930Sheikh ChilliSilent film
1930Rasili RadhaSilent film
1930RanakdeviSilent film
1930Madhbhar MohiniSilent film
1930Desh DeepakSilent film
1931Noor-E-AlamSilent film
1931Mojili MashuqSilent film
1931Hoor-E-RoshanSilent film
1931Baghdad Nu BulbulSilent film
1931Azadi Nu JungSilent film
1931Albeli MumbaiSilent film
1932Nakhreli NarSilent film
1932Baghdad Ka BadmashSilent film
1932Narsinh MehtaFirst Gujarati talkie
1932Bulbule BaghdadHindi
1933Bulbule PunjabHindi
1934Rashk-e-LailaHindi, Writer
1934Nand Ke LalaHindi
1935Birbal Ki BetiHindi
1936Mr. and Mrs. BombayHindi
1937Fakhre IslamHindi
1938Banke SanvariaHindi
1941Jadui BandhanHindi
1941Taj MahalHindi
1943Naya ZamanaHindi
1946Baghdad Ka ChorHindi
1947ChithrabahavaliTamil
1947VedhalapuramTamil
1954Gul BaharHindi
1955Hatimtai Ki BetiHindi, Producer
1956LalkaarHindi
1957Bansari BalaHindi
1958Pehla Pehla PyarHindi
1959Flying RaniHindi
1964Idd Ka ChandHindi

References
  1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
  2. Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker (1 November 2009). Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947. University of Iowa Press. pp. 442–. ISBN 978-1-58729-642-0. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
  3. Vijay Ranchan (2 January 2014). Story of a Bollywood Song. Abhinav Publications. pp. 13–. GGKEY:9E306RZQTQ7. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
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