Nanubhai Vakil
| Nanubhai Vakil | |
|---|---|
| Born |
23 May 1902 Bulsar, British India |
| Died |
29 December 1980 (aged 78) Mumbai, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Gujarati |
| Occupation | Film Director, Film Producer, Writer |
| Home town | Bulsar |
| Spouse(s) | Anuradha Vakil |
| Children | Rajesh Vakil, Rupa Joshi, Pradeep Vakil, Sunil Vakil, Navin Vakil and Jayshree Ramachandran |
| Parent(s) | Bhimbhai Desai |
Nanubhai Vakil was a Hindi and Gujarati film director. He was the first to make a Gujarati Talkie film with a biopic on the saint Narsinh Mehta in 1932. Narsinh Mehta's (1932) star cast included the actress Mehtab.[1]
Career
Vakil frequently collaborated with Zubeida and Patience Cooper. The twelve-year-old Suraiya, who had done minor roles as a child artist in films like Usne Kya Socha (1937) was cast as the young Mumtaz in Taj Mahal (1941) by Vakil. Vakil later remade several of the silent films "based on Parsi theatre plays".[2] W. M. Khan, who became famous as the first person to sing in an Indian film, "De De Allah Ke Naam Pe Pyare" in Alam Ara (1931) was made to reprise that song and role when he was seventy-one years old by Nanubhai Vakil. The film was Vakil's version of Alam Ara (1973), produced by Maffatlal Shah, with music by Iqbal Qureshi.[3]
Filmography
As a director
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Veer Pujan | Silent film |
| 1929 | Tit For Tat | Silent film |
| 1929 | Sinhaldweep Ki Sundari | Silent film |
| 1929 | Kumud Kumari | Silent film |
| 1929 | Dehna Daan | Silent film |
| 1930 | Vifreli Waghan | Silent film |
| 1930 | Vanraj | Silent film |
| 1930 | Sorathi Baharvatiyo | Silent film |
| 1930 | Sheikh Chilli | Silent film |
| 1930 | Rasili Radha | Silent film |
| 1930 | Ranakdevi | Silent film |
| 1930 | Madhbhar Mohini | Silent film |
| 1930 | Desh Deepak | Silent film |
| 1931 | Noor-E-Alam | Silent film |
| 1931 | Mojili Mashuq | Silent film |
| 1931 | Hoor-E-Roshan | Silent film |
| 1931 | Baghdad Nu Bulbul | Silent film |
| 1931 | Azadi Nu Jung | Silent film |
| 1931 | Albeli Mumbai | Silent film |
| 1932 | Nakhreli Nar | Silent film |
| 1932 | Baghdad Ka Badmash | Silent film |
| 1932 | Narsinh Mehta | First Gujarati talkie |
| 1932 | Bulbule Baghdad | Hindi |
| 1933 | Bulbule Punjab | Hindi |
| 1934 | Rashk-e-Laila | Hindi, Writer |
| 1934 | Nand Ke Lala | Hindi |
| 1935 | Birbal Ki Beti | Hindi |
| 1936 | Mr. and Mrs. Bombay | Hindi |
| 1937 | Fakhre Islam | Hindi |
| 1938 | Banke Sanvaria | Hindi |
| 1941 | Jadui Bandhan | Hindi |
| 1941 | Taj Mahal | Hindi |
| 1943 | Naya Zamana | Hindi |
| 1946 | Baghdad Ka Chor | Hindi |
| 1954 | Gul Bahar | Hindi |
| 1955 | Hatimtai Ki Beti | Hindi, Producer |
| 1956 | Lalkaar | Hindi |
| 1957 | Bansari Bala | Hindi |
| 1958 | Pehla Pehla Pyar | Hindi |
| 1959 | Flying Rani | Hindi |
| 1964 | Idd Ka Chand | Hindi |
References
- ↑ Renu Saran (4 March 2014). History of Indian Cinema. Diamond Pocket Books Pvt Ltd. pp. 24–. ISBN 978-93-5083-651-4. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ Aparna Bhargava Dharwadker (1 November 2009). Theatres of Independence: Drama, Theory, and Urban Performance in India Since 1947. University of Iowa Press. pp. 442–. ISBN 978-1-58729-642-0. Retrieved 25 February 2015.
- ↑ Vijay Ranchan (2 January 2014). Story of a Bollywood Song. Abhinav Publications. pp. 13–. GGKEY:9E306RZQTQ7. Retrieved 25 February 2015.