Chaturbhuj Doshi

Chaturbhuj Doshi
From Filmindia September 1938
Born
Chaturbhuj Anandji Doshi

1894
Kathiawar, Gujarat, British India
Died21 January 1969
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Occupation(s)Writer, director
Years active1938–1958 (as director)

Chaturbhuj Doshi (1894–1969) was a Hindi and Gujarati writer-director of Indian cinema. He was one of the top Gujarati screenplay writers, who helped script stories for the Punatar productions. He is stated to be one of the leading figures who launched the Gujarati film industry with work on notable films like Gunsundari (1948) and Nanand Bhojai (1948).[1] Doshi, was “well known” for his family socials and had become “a celebrity in his own right”.[2] He made a name for himself as a journalist initially and was referred to as the "famous journalist" and publicist by Baburao Patel, editor of Filmindia.[3]

His debut film as a director was Gorakh Aya (1938), produced by Ranjit Movietone,[4] though he joined Ranjit in 1929, as a scriptwriter. In 1938, he directed another film for Ranjit, a social comedy, The Secretary, and both films were box-office successes for Doshi. His forte was socials, regularly adapting stories and novels for films. He worked initially on comedies like Secretary and Musafir (1940), but then "shifted to more significant films".[5]

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). "Doshi, Chaturbhuj Anandji". Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 1994–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  2. ^ Cine Blitz. Vol. 19. Blitz Publications. 1993. p. 19. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  3. ^ Patel, Baburao (August 1938). "Image of Gorakh Aya". Filmindia. 4 (8): 58. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  4. ^ Patel, Baburao (September 1938). "Round The Town". Filmindia. 4 (9): 37. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  5. ^ Sanjit Narwekar (12 December 2012). "5-The Puppet Masters". Eena Meena Deeka: The Story of Hindi Film Comedy. Rupa Publications. p. 50. ISBN 978-81-291-2625-2. Retrieved 25 August 2015.