Balidan

1927 film

Master Vithal
Sulochana (Ruby Myers)
Zubeida
Sultana

CinematographyNaval Bhatt

Production
company

Orient Pictures Corporation

Release date

1927 (1927)

CountryIndiaLanguageSilent film

Balidan, also called Sacrifice, is a 1927 Indian silent film directed by Naval Gandhi and based on a play by Rabindranath Tagore.^[1] It was produced by Orient Pictures Corporation.^[2] Balidan is cited as one of the top ten lost films of Indian Cinema by P. K. Nair.^[3] Hailed as "an excellent and truly Indian film" by The Indian Cinematograph Committee, 1927–28,^[4] Balidan was used by them as one of the films to "show how 'serious' Indian cinema could match Western standards".^[5]

The film starred the then popular cast of Master Vithal, Sulochana (Ruby Myers), Zubeida, Sultana, Jal Khambata and Jani Babu.^[6]

A social-reformist costume drama film, written by Tagore in 1887,^[5] Balidan was set in the fictional kingdom of Tippera, and involved clashes between a progressive-minded King and a "tradition-bound priest".^[1] The film was stated to be commercially successful.^[4]

Cast

Master Vithal
Sulochana (Ruby Myers)
Zubeida as Aparna
Sultana
Jal Khambata
Jani Babu
J. Makhijani

References

^ ^a ^b Crow, Jonathan (2015). "Balidan". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. Archived from the original on 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ "Sacrifice". gomolo.com. Gomolo. Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ Nair, P. K. "India's top ten lost films". filmheritagefoundation.co.in. Film Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Balidan (Sacrifice) 1927". filmheritagefoundation.co.in. Film Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 250. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
^ "Balidan". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Archived from the original on 17 July 2015. Retrieved 30 April 2015.