Chandragupta_(film)

<i>Chandragupta</i> (film)

Chandragupta (film)

1934 film

Chandragupta is a 1934 Hindi/Urdu historical film directed by A. R. Kardar.[1][2] Produced by East India Film Company, the music direction was by K. C. Dey.[3] Kardar had shifted to Calcutta where he joined the East India Film Company, and directed "hits" like Chandragupta.[4] The film starred Nazir as Chandragupta. The cast included Gul Hamid, Sabita Devi, Mazhar Khan, Dhiraj Bhattacharya, Vasantrao Pehalwan.[5]

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The story, historical, involves the founder of the Mauryan Empire, Chandragupta Maurya, and his Machiavellian Brahmin advisor/Minister Chanakya. The film had a commercial success at the box-office and proclaimed Kardar as a "talented film-maker".[6]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music director is K. C. Dey.[7]

Songlist

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References

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    Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 2. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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    "Chandragupta (1934)". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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    "Chandragupta (1934)". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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    Gulazāra; Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 593. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5.
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    "Chandragupta (1934)". chiloka.com. Chiloka. Retrieved 27 March 2015.
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    Bhagwan Das Garga (1996). So many cinemas: the motion picture in India. Eminence Designs. ISBN 978-81-900602-1-9.
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    "Chandragupta (1934)". muvyz.com. Muvyz, Ltd. Retrieved 27 March 2015.


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