The Awakener (film)

The Awakener
Directed by	D. B. Rana
Produced by	Jagat Murari
Starring	Meher Baba Eruch Jessawala Louis van Gasteren
Narrated by	Roshan Taneja
Edited by	D. B. Rana
Music by	Chandavarkar Rajinder Gandhi
Distributed by	Films Division of India
Release date	1969 (1969)
Running time	118 min
Country	India

The Awakener is a 1969 Indian anthropological ethnographic film on Meher Baba, produced by Jagat Murari, Mushir Ahmad and distributed by Films Division of India. ^{[1] [2] [3]} The Stock footage starring Meher Baba, and Eruch Jessawala is directed, compiled, and edited by D. B. Rana with narration by Roshan Taneja. ^{[4] [5]}

Background

The film footage was taken by Lud Dimpfl, Aneece Hassen, Jehangir Sukhadwala, and Mani Irani. ^[6] It was featured at the 4th IFFI. ^{[7] [8]} The film also features the footage of Dutch film maker Louis van Gasteren interviewing Meher Baba. ^[7]

References

1. 1952 Asian Film Directory and Who's who, p. 372
2. Who's who in India 1986, Guide Publications., p. 289
3. India Who's who, INFA Publications, 2003, p. 387
4. "The Awakener – Meher Baba, Jagat Murari productions" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
5. Willman, Chris (18 August 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Meher Baba's' Makers Use Slo-Mo Religiously". Los Angeles Times.
6. Sanjinés, José (24 January 2014). "Meher Baba's Silent Semiotic Output" . Signs and Society. 2 (S1): S121 –S159. doi:10.1086/674313 – via CrossRef.
7. "The Awakener: a 1969 Baba Movie" – via YouTube.
8. "Zoo Manners". CFS India. 23 November 2011. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2012.

External links

• The Awakener at IMDb
• The Awakener, 1969 on YouTube