Amar Jyoti

Amar Jyoti
Directed byV. Shantaram
Written byK. Narayan Kale
Produced byPrabhat Film Company
StarringDurga Khote
Chandra Mohan
Shanta Apte
Nandrekar
CinematographyV. Avadhoot
Music byMaster Krishnarao
Production
company
Prabhat Film Company
Release date
  • 1936 (1936)
Running time
166 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Amar Jyoti

Amar Jyoti (Eternal Flame) is a 1936 Hindi social, action adventure, drama film directed by V. Shantaram.[1][2] Produced by Prabhat Film Company and cited as a "noteworthy" film along with Shantaram's earlier Amrit Manthan (1934),[3] the film had actress Durga Khote performing one of her most "memorable" roles.[4][5] K. Narayan Kale wrote the story with dialogues by Narottam Vyas. The music was composed by Master Krishnarao. The director of photography was V. Avadhoot, and the cast included Durga Khote, Chandra Mohan, Shanta Apte, Nandrekar, Vasanti and Narayan Kale.[6]

The film was about a "rebellious female pirate".[7] The story's social relevance in the form of a costume action adventure involved a queen who becomes a pirate when she faces extreme "patriarchal laws" and is denied custody of her son.[8][9]

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  2. ^ Rachel Dwyer; Senior Lecturer in Indian Studies Rachel Dwyer (2006). Filming the Gods: Religion and Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 73. ISBN 978-1-134-38070-1.
  3. ^ S. Lal (2008). 50 Magnificent Indians of the 20Th Century. Jaico Publishing House. p. 275. ISBN 978-81-7992-698-7.
  4. ^ Ashok Raj (2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. p. 45. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9.
  5. ^ Tilak Rishi (2012). Bless You Bollywood!: A Tribute to Hindi Cinema on Completing 100 Years. Trafford Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-4669-3963-9.
  6. ^ "Amar Jyoti (1936)". Alan Goble. Archived from the original on 9 February 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  7. ^ Ashok Damodar Ranade (2006). Hindi Film Song: Music Beyond Boundaries. Bibliophile South Asia. p. 164. ISBN 978-81-85002-64-4.
  8. ^ Bhawana Sommya / Jigna Kothari / Supriya Madangarli (2013). MOTHER MAIDEN MISTRESS. HarperCollins Publishers. p. 1923. ISBN 978-93-5029-485-7.
  9. ^ Chandra, Balakrishnan, Pali, Vijay Kumar. "100 Years of Bollywood – Amar Jyoti 1936". Invis Multimedia Pvt. Ltd. Retrieved 9 February 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)