Divadandi

Divadandi
Poster
Directed byBalwant Bhatt
Written byRamnik Vaid (script), Chandravadan Mehta (story), Barkat Virani 'Befaam' (dialogues) [1]
Starring
CinematographyHaren Batt[1]
Music byAjit Merchant, Dilip Dholakia[1]
Production
company
Neelam Films[1]
Release date
  • 1950 (1950)
Running time
123 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageGujarati[1]

Divadandi (lit. 'The Lighthouse') is 1950 Indian Gujarati social drama film directed by Balwant Bhatt.

Plot

Sailor Lakhu Malam raises and teaches sailing to his foster-son Kano. Lakhu's son Kavli feels jealous of Kano. When Kano falls in love with Motan, Kavli pushes Kano into opium addiction and kidnaps Motan. Lakhu challenges and kills Kavli. Lakhu is condemned for his crime and was served the penalty of taking care of an old lighthouse.[1]

Cast

The cast is as follows:[1]

  • Nandini as Motan
  • Arvind Pandya as Kano
  • Baburaje as Kavli
  • Charubala
  • Kamalkant as Lakhu Malam, foster-father of Kano and father of Kavli
  • Lohana
  • R. K. Shah

Production

The film was shot at Bet Dwarka and features local traditional wooden ships.[1]

Soundtrack

The film is notable for its music composed by Ajit Merchant and Dilip Dholakia. It introduced lyricist Venibhai Purohit[1] whose song "Taro Aankhno Afeeni" became hit and still remains popular in Gujarat.[2][3][1][4][5] Lyrics were written by Chandravadan Mehta, Barkat Virani 'Befaam', Venibhai Purohit, Balmukund Dave[1] and Chandrakant Desai.

Divadandi
Soundtrack album by
Ajit Merchant, Dilip Dholakia
Released1950
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageGujarati
External audio
audio icon YouTube

All music is composed by Ajit Merchant, Dilip Dholakia

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Tari Aankhno Afiini"Venibhai PurohitDilip Dholakia 
2."Vagada Vachhe Talavadi"Balmukund DaveDilip Dholakia, Rohini Roy 
3."Kajal Kali Raatladi"Barkat Virani 'Befaam'Meena Kapoor 
4."Pandadi Si Hodi"Chandravadan MehtaMeena Kapoor 
5."Ek Var Ghogha Jao"Chandravadan MehtaChorus 
6."Pumdu Panchhu Nahi Dau"Venibhai PurohitMeena Kapoor 

Reception

The film was not very successful but "Tari Aankhno Afeeni" became popular.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Revised ed.). Routledge. p. 317. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
  2. ^ Smt. Hiralaxmi Navanitbhai Shah Dhanya Gurjari Kendra (2007). Gujarat. Gujarat Vishvakosh Trust. pp. 388, 528.
  3. ^ DeshGujarat (2 January 2011). "Veteran Gujarati singer/musician Shri Dilip Dholakia passes away". DeshGujarat. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  4. ^ Tushar, Shukla (13 February 2013). "જ્યારે સાંભળો ત્યારે વેલેન્ટાઈનની અનુભૂતિ કરાવતું એક અમર ગુજરાતી પ્રેમગીત". Gujarat Samachar (in Gujarati). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2015.
  5. ^ Shah, Saurabh. "ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મો : રાખનાં રમકડાં અને પંખીડાંનું પીંજરું". Sandesh (in Gujarati). Retrieved 1 September 2024.