Dr. Madhurika

Dr. Madhurika
Directed bySarvottam Badami
Written byK. M. Munshi
Produced bySagar Movietone
Starring
CinematographyFaredoon Irani
Music byAshok Ghosh
Pransukh Nayak
Production
company
Sagar Movietone
Release date
  • 1935 (1935)
Running time
174 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Dr. Madhurika (Modern Wife) is a 1935 social film directed by Sarvottam Badami based on a story by K. M. Munshi.[1] The cinematography was by Faredoon Irani and the film starred Sabita Devi, Motilal, Gulzar, Bhudo Advani and Padma Shaligram.[2] The dialogue and lyrics were by Waqif with music by Pransukh Nayak and Ashok Ghosh.[3]

Dr. Madhurika was written as a script by Munshi for Sagar Movietone and then converted into a drama in 1936. The movie was criticized for its regressive story. The film was later remade as Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955).[4] The female protagonist is a modern doctor who insists on continuing her practice after marriage and not wanting children. The story then follows her traditional change.[5]

  1. ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 2–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Dr. Madhurika". Alan Goble. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  3. ^ RajadhyakshaWillemen2014, p. 262
  4. ^ Khan, Saeed (2 March 2014). "Starry tale of 1st Gujarati film makers". No. Ahmedabad. Bennett, Coleman. Times of India. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
  5. ^ Meheli Sen; Anustup Basu (21 October 2013). Figurations in Indian Film. Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 140–. ISBN 978-1-137-34978-1. Retrieved 30 September 2014.