Savitri (1937)
The love story from the 'Mahabharata'. Savitri, a heroine born through divine benediction to Ashwapati, marries Satyavan, the son of an exiled and blinded hermit, although he is scheduled to die soon.
- Date of release
- 1937-07-02
- TMDB
- 10.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Director
- Franz Osten
Casting
- Devika Rani — Savitri
- Ashok Kumar — Satyaran
- Chandraprabha
- Sunita Devi
- Maya Devi
- Sushila
Interesting facts
Savitri is a 1937 Indian Hindi-language mythological film directed by Franz Osten. It was adapted from a story in the Mahabharata by Niranjan Pal, with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematographer was Joseph Wirsching. Saraswati Devi composed the music. According to Garga, Savitri was the "only mythological" produced by Himanshu Rai for Bombay Talkies, who were known for making "realist reform dramas". Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani played the lead roles supported by Maya Devi, Saroj Borkar, Mumtaz Ali, and Sunita Devi.
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