Narasinh Mehta

Narasinh Mehta (1932)

નરસિંહ મહેતા

The first Gujarati feature film is a saint film about the life of Narasinh Mehta (1408-75), played by Master Manhar. Mehta is known for his evocative Prabhatiyan (morning hymns) and especially for his composition Vaishnava jana to ('The Vaishnav is he who knows the pain of others') made popular by Gandhi, who also adapted the poet's term Harijan (children of god) for the nation's Untouchables. The film adheres to the Gandhian interpretation of Narasinh Mehta's work, avoiding e.g. miracle scenes.

Date of release
1932-04-07
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 19m
Genres
Drama
Director
Nanubhai Vakil

Casting

Interesting facts

Narsinh Mehta is a 1932 Gujarati biographical film directed by Nanubhai Vakil. It was the first Gujarati talkie film.

Production

The film produced in 15 days at the cost of ₹17,000 (equivalent to ₹5.7 million or US$59,000 in 2026). The sets were designed by Ravishankar Raval.

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