Brahmachari

Brahmachari (1938)

ब्रह्मचारी

This film addresses the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), a Hindu organization emphasizing celibacy and discipline, which became the power base of the right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Date of release
1938-01-01
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 32m
Genres
Drama
Director
Vinayak Damodar Karnataki

Casting

Interesting facts

Brahmachari (transl. Celibate) is a 1938 black and white Marathi film. The film was directed by Master Vinayak and written by Pralhad Keshav Atre and starred Master Vinayak himself along with Meenakshi Shirodkar in lead roles.The film was also made in Hindi language. The film was a major box-office success, running for 25 weeks in Mumbai and 50 weeks in Pune.

Production

Pralhad Keshav Atre, who had previously published many novels, poems and also written stories and dialogues for films, paired with Master Vinayak for the second time for this film. Previously they had worked together on the 1937 Marathi film Dharmaveer, which was a religious satire.

The film was actress Meenakshi Shirodkar's debut film. She had previously worked in theatre. The film became notable for the song sequence "Yamuna Jali Khelu Khel" where Shirodkar wore a swimsuit. The scene involved the character Kishori trying to seduce Audumbar while bathing on a ghat.

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