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Dr Kotnis ki Amar Kahani
Dr Kotnis ki Amar Kahani
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	V. Shantaram
Written by	V. P. Sathe
Screenplay by	K. A. Abbas
Story by	K. A. Abbas
Produced by	V. Shantaram
Starring	V. Shantaram; Jayashree
Cinematography	V. Avadhoot
Edited by	Babu Marwad
Music by	Vasant Desai
Production; company	Rajkamal Kalamandir
Distributed by	Rajkamal Kalamandir
Release date	16 March 1946;
Running time	124 minutes
Country	India
Languages	Hindustani ; English

Dr. Kotnis ki Amar Kahani (English: The eternal tale of Dr. Kotnis) is a 1946 Indian film in Hindustani as well as English, written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas and directed by V. Shantaram.^[1] The English version was titled The Journey of Dr. Kotnis.^[2] Both versions starred Shantaram in the title role. The film is based on the life of Dwarkanath Kotnis, an Indian doctor who worked in China during the Japanese invasion in World War II. The film was screened in competition at the 1947 Venice Film Festival.

Overview

The film was based on the story "And One Did Not Come Back" by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, which is itself based on the heroic life of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, played by V. Shantaram in the film.

Dr. Kotnis was sent to China during the Second World War to provide medical assistance to the troops fighting against the Japanese invasion in Yenan province.

While in China he met and courted a Chinese girl, Gou Qinglan. He died of Epilepsy in China.

Cast

Lead cast:

V.Shantaram as Dwarkanath Kotnis
Jayashree Kamulkar as Gou Qinglan

Rest of the cast, listed alphabetically:

Baburao Pendharkar as General Fong
Jankidas as Dr. Mukerjee (as Janki Dass)
Keshavrao Date as Dr. Kotnis' father
Master Vinayak as Bundoo
Pratima Devi as Dr. Kotnis' mother (as Pratimadevi)
Prof. Hudlikar as Dr. Atal
Rajshree as Dr. Kotnis' son
Salvi as Dr. Cholkar
Ulhas as Dr. Basu

References

^ Karmalkar, Deepa. "Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani (1946)". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
^ Hye, Hasnat Abdul (17 January 2005). "Op-Ed". New Age. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 29 October 2007. Retrieved 7 February 2020.