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Baba Ramdev (film)

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Baba Ramdev
Directed byNawal Mathur
Manibhai Vyas
Written byNawal Mathur
Produced byRamraj Nahata
StarringMahipal
Anita Guha
Ratna
Deepak
Madhumati
Narrated byNawal Mathur
CinematographyNarottam
Edited byI M Kunu
Music byPandit Shivram
Production
company
Release date
1963
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageRajasthani

Baba Ramdev is a 1963 Rajasthani language devotional feature film directed by Nawal Mathur and Manibhai Vyas,[1] and based on the life of the Hindu folk deity Ramdev Pir.[2]

Background

The film was made in the 1960s and became a big commercial success, being considered a hit for Rajasthani cinema.[3][4] This was a milestone in the history of the Rajasthani movie industry.[5]

The popular bhajan songs "Khamma Khamma" and "Runecha ra Dhaniya" are from this movie.

Re-release

88 Rajasthani films had been produhced in the period of mid-1942 to 2004. With the emergence of VCD and DVD technology, films which had otherwise been unavailable for years have become marketable and are being re-released in video format. Baba Ramdev was re-released by 'Modern Videos of Ajmer'.[6]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "Baba Ramdev". Complete Index To World Film. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  2. ^ Pauwels, Heidi Rika Maria (2007). Heidi Rika Maria Pauwels (ed.). Indian literature and popular cinema: recasting classics (illustrated ed.). Routledge. ISBN 0-415-44741-0. OCLC 9780415447416. {{cite book}}: Check |oclc= value (help)
  3. ^ Garg, M. P. (5 August 2005). "Rajasthan: Neelu turns producer". Screen Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Rajasthani Art and Culture: Flim Art of Rajasthan". rajasthantour4u.com. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  5. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen (April 1995). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 349. ISBN 0-85170-455-7. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
  6. ^ Garg, M. P. (24 September 2004). "Rajasthan films regain their value, importance". Screen Weekly. Retrieved 14 July 2009.