Nanubhai Vakil

Nanubhai Vakil
Born(1902-05-23)23 May 1902
Died29 December 1980(1980-12-29) (aged 78)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Film Director, Film Producer, Writer
SpouseAnuradha Vakil
ChildrenRajesh Vakil, Rupa Joshi, Pradeep Vakil, Sunil Vakil, Navin Vakil and Jayshree Ramachandran
ParentBhimbhai Desai

Nanubhai Vakil (23 May 1902 – 29 December 1980) was a Hindi and Gujarati film director. He directed the first Gujarati feature film,[1] in 1932, with a biopic on the saint Narsinh Mehta, Narsinh Mehta, whose cast included the actress Mehtab.

  1. ^ Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.