| Hunterwali | |
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| Directed by | Homi Wadia |
| Written by | Homi Wadia |
| Screenplay by | Homi Wadia Joseph David |
| Story by | J.B.H. Wadia |
| Produced by | Wadia Movietone |
| Starring | Fearless Nadia |
| Cinematography | Balwant Dave[1] |
| Music by | Master Mohammed |
Production company | Wadia Movietone |
| Distributed by | Wadia Movietone |
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Running time | 164 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Budget | Rs 80,000 |
Hunterwali (transl. A Woman with a Whip) is a 1935 Indian Hindi-language action film by the Wadia Movietone company of Bombay (now Mumbai), featuring Fearless Nadia as the heroine. A story of a princess who fights injustice as the masked crusader Hunterwali (lit. "lady with the whip"), the film propelled Nadia and the Wadia brothers of Wadia Movietone to fame.
Hunterwali was the first lead role for Nadia. She performed many stunts in the film, which were applauded by the audience. The film, an expensive venture, was a blockbuster. It inspired numerous products, incorporating Hunterwali in their brand names. Because of the movie's success, Nadia became a cult icon and starred in numerous stunt films, becoming Indian cinema's "earliest and most popular stunt actress".[2] A sequel to the film; Hunterwali Ki Beti, was released in 1943, which made the former the first Indian movie ever to have a sequel.
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