Prithvi Vallabh

Prithvi Vallabh (Hindi: पृथ्वी वल्लभ) is a historical drama Bollywood film directed by Sohrab Modi. Made under the Minerva Movietone banner it was released in 1943.[1][2] It had music by Rafiq Ghaznavi and Saraswati Devi with lyrics by Pandit Sudershan who also wrote the screenplay and dialogues.[3] The film starred Sohrab Modi, Durga Khote, Sankatha Prasad, Kajjan, Meena Shorey, Sadiq Ali, K. N. Singh and Al Nasir.[4]

This article is about 1943 Hindi film. For other uses, see Prithvi Vallabh (disambiguation). For 1924 film, see Prithvi Vallabh (1924 film).

Prithvi Vallabh
Prithvi Vallabh (1943)
Directed bySohrab Modi
Written byK. M. Munshi
Produced byMinerva Movietone
Starring
CinematographyY. D. Sarpotdar
Music by
Release date
1943
Running time
121 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Plot

The story revolves around two kings, Prithvi Vallabh (Munj) of Avantipur who is kind and just, and Tailap, a neighboring king who is cruel. With the help of his sister Mrinalvati (Durga Khote) and another neighbouring king Bhillam (K. N. Singh), Tailap manages to capture Prithvi Vallabh. The rest of the film follows incidents following his captivity.[5]

Cast

Production

The film was a remake of 1924 silent film Prithvi Vallabh by Manilal Joshi.[6] The story is an adaptation of K. M. Munshi's book Prithivivallabh written in 1920.[7]

References
  1. "-". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  2. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
  3. "Prithvi Vallabh". Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. "Prithvi Vallabh". Alan Goble. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. Pandya, Sonal. "75 years of Prithvi Vallabh: In love and war with Sohrab Modi, Durga Khote". Cinestaan. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
  6. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema. British Film Institute. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-85170-455-5.
  7. Gangar, Amrit (2008). Sohrab Modi The Great Mughal of Historicals. New Delhi, India: Wisdom Tree. p. 60. ISBN 9788183281089.


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