Baba Ramdev (film)

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Baba Ramdev
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Poster
Directed byNawal Mathur
Manibhai Vyas
Written byNawal Mathur
Produced byRamraj Nahata
Starring Mahipal
Anita Guha
Ratna
Deepak
Madhumati
Narrated byNawal Mathur
CinematographyNarottam
Edited byI M Kunu
Music byPandit Shivram
Production
company
Ranglok
Release date
1963
Running time
144 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Rajasthani

Baba Ramdev is a 1963 Rajasthani language devotional feature film directed by Nawal Mathur and Manibhai Vyas, [1] and based on the life of the Hindu folk deity Ramdev Pir. [2]

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Background

The film was made in the 1960s and became a big commercial success, being considered a hit for Rajasthani cinema. [3] [4] This was a milestone in the history of the Rajasthani movie industry. [5]

The popular bhajan songs "Khamma Khamma" and "Runecha ra Dhaniya" are from this movie.

Re-release

88 Rajasthani films had been produced in the period of mid-1942 to 2004. With the emergence of VCD and DVD technology, films which had otherwise been unavailable for years have become marketable and are being re-released in video format. Baba Ramdev was re-released by 'Modern Videos of Ajmer'. [6]

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References

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  2. Pauwels, Heidi Rika Maria (2007). Heidi Rika Maria Pauwels (ed.). Indian literature and popular cinema: recasting classics (illustrated ed.). Routledge. ISBN   9780415447416.
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