The Descent of the Ganges

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The Descent of the Ganges (1937)

Directed by Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, Madhukar Bavdekar

History, Fantasy · 2h 14m

This is a Puranic tale, which, by all accounts, was a grand mythological spectacle full of miracles and fantasy scenes with special effects. Chitnis played the god Shanker, and Suresh played the sage Narada.

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Cast

C
Chitnis Shankar
S
Suresh Pardesi Narada
K
Kusum Deshpande
B
Bhagwat
S
Shankarrao Bhosle
P
Pathan
I
Ibrahim
D
Dongre
B
Barchi Bahdur Barchi Bahdur
M
Mahananda Leela Mishra
A
Ansuya

Crew

Director
Dhundiraj Govind Phalke, Madhukar Bavdekar
Writer
Narayan Hari Apte, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke
Director of Photography
Vasudev Karnataki
Original Music Composer
Vishwanathbua Jadhav

Details

Original title
Gangavataran
Release date
1937-08-06
Runtime
2h 14m
Genres
History, Fantasy
Original language
MR
Spoken languages
Marathi
Countries
India
Budget
$65,000