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Release Date:
January 1, 1929
Original Title:
Pitru Prem
Alternate Titles:
Father's Love
Production Companies:
Mahavir Photoplays
Production Countries:
India
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Arguing for communal harmony and filial piety, the film tells of Madhumal (Dave), a rich zamindar, his beloved son Shashibhushan (Yusuf), his loving daughter Ammapurna (Mani) and his adopted son Madhav (Chichenkar). When Madhumal picks up a wounded child swathed in bandages, a title says 'nay, Hindus and Mohammedans are but the children of one loving father, God'. In close up, Madhumal is shown donating equally to the Aligarh Muslim and Benares Hindu universities. In contrast, his dissolute son Shashibhushan falls into the clutches of the villain Gadbaddas and the courtesan Nurjeha
Director:
Harilal M. Bhatt
Writer:
Harilal M. Bhatt
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