Achhut Kanya
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Achhut Kanya is a landmark 1936 Hindi social drama film that tackled caste discrimination and is regarded as one of early Indian cinema’s most influential reformist works.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian film
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film ⓘ social drama film ⓘ |
| castMember |
Ashok Kumar
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Devika Rani NERFINISHED ⓘ Manorama NERFINISHED ⓘ Mumtaz Ali NERFINISHED ⓘ P. F. Pithawala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Josef Wirsching NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | India ⓘ |
| director | Franz Osten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Bombay Talkies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Kasturi
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Pratap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | Bombay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
romantic drama
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social drama ⓘ |
| hasFormat | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | early example of socially conscious mainstream Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| influenced | later Indian social reform films ⓘ |
| isConsidered |
classic of Indian social cinema
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landmark of early Indian cinema ⓘ one of the earliest reformist films in Hindi cinema ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Hindi ⓘ |
| leadCharacterPlayedBy |
Kasturi – Devika Rani
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Pratap – Ashok Kumar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
caste discrimination
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inter-caste romance ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| musicBy | Saraswati Devi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicDirectorIsPioneer | Saraswati Devi as one of the first female composers in Indian cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | tragic love story between a Dalit girl and an upper-caste boy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
music by one of the first female music directors in Indian cinema
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progressive portrayal of caste issues ⓘ strong female protagonist ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| portrays |
Dalit community
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Hindu caste system ⓘ |
| producer | Himanshu Rai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Bombay Talkies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1936-01-01 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 121 ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Niranjan Pal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | British India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Ashok Kumar
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Devika Rani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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