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Directed by | V. Shantaram |
Written by | Vishram Bedekar |
Produced by | V. Shantaram |
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Cinematography | G. Balakrishna |
Music by | Vasant Desai |
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Country | India |
Language | Marathi |
Amar Bhoopali (English: The Immortal Song, French: Le Chant Immortel) is a 1951 Indian Marathi language film, produced and directed by V. Shantaram and written by Vishram Bedekar. It is a true story about a simple cow herder who has an innate gift of poetry, set in the waning days of the Maratha confederacy, c. early 19th century. It is an ode to the saffron flag of Marathas, calling on people to rise again against the foreign enemy. It competed for the Grand Prize of the Festival[1] at the 1952 Cannes Film Festival.[2]