Jailor (1938 film)

Jailor
Jailor
Directed bySohrab Modi
Written by
Produced byMinerva Movietone
Starring
CinematographyY. D. Sarpotdar
Music byMir Saheb
Production
company
Minerva Movietone
Release date
  • 1938 (1938)
Running time
190 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindustani

Jailor is a 1938 Hindustani psychosocial melodrama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi. Produced by Minerva Movietone, the story and lyrics were written by Kamal Amrohi and Ameer Haider with screenplay by J. K. Nanda. The film had music direction by Mir Sahib, while the cinematographer was Y. D. Sarpotdar.[1] The film starred Sohrab Modi, Leela Chitnis, Sadiq Ali, Eruch Tarapore, Abu Bakar, Baby Kamala and Kusum Deshpande.[2]

The film shows the transformation of a tolerant, kind-hearted jailor into a ruthless, intolerant tyrant when his wife leaves him for another man. Modi in his psychodramas tended to use a "misogynist viewpoint" regarding problems in marriage.[3] The role, as cited by Rishi, was "chillingly portrayed" by Sohrab Modi.[4][5] The film was remade with the same title in 1958 with Modi playing the same role, that of the Jailor with a different supporting cast.

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 276. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
  2. ^ "Jailor 1938". Alan Goble. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  3. ^ Ashok Raj (2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. p. 23. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9.
  4. ^ Tilak Rishi (2012). Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Trafford Publishing. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4669-3963-9.
  5. ^ "Pioneers in Indian Cinema, Sohrab Merwanji Modi". IndiaHeritage.org. Retrieved 17 December 2014.