Baba Ramdev (film)

Baba Ramdev
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Directed by	Nawal Mathur Manibhai Vyas
Written by	Nawal Mathur
Produced by	Ramraj Nahata
Starring	Mahipal Anita Guha Ratna Deepak Madhumati
Narrated by	Nawal Mathur
Cinematography	Narottam
Edited by	I M Kunu
Music by	Pandit Shivram
Production company	Ranglok
Release date	1963 (1963)
Running time	144 minutes
Country	India
Language	Rajasthani

Baba Ramdev is a 1963 Rajasthani language devotional feature film directed by Nawal Mathur and Manibhai Vyas,^[1] and based on the life of the Hindu folk deity Ramdev Pir.^[2]

Background

The film was made in the 1960s and became a big commercial success, being considered a hit for Rajasthani cinema.^[3][4] This was a milestone in the history of the Rajasthani movie industry.^[5]

The popular bhajan songs "Khamma Khamma" and "Runecha ra Dhaniya" are from this movie.

Re-release

88 Rajasthani films had been produced in the period of mid-1942 to 2004. With the emergence of VCD and DVD technology, films which had otherwise been unavailable for years have become marketable and are being re-released in video format. Baba Ramdev was re-released by 'Modern Videos of Ajmer'.^[6]

Cast

• Mahipal
• Anita Guha
• Ratna Bhushan
• Deepak
• Madhumati
• Dalda
• Sarita
• Lalita Desai
• B.M. Vyas
• Mohan Modi

References

1. "Baba Ramdev". Complete Index To World Film. Archived from the original on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 2009-07-14.
2. Pauwels, Heidi Rika Maria (2007). Heidi Rika Maria Pauwels (ed.). Indian literature and popular cinema: recasting classics (illustrated ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9780415447416.
3. Garg, M. P. (5 August 2005). "Rajasthan: Neelu turns producer". Screen Weekly. Retrieved 15 July 2009.^{[dead link‍]}
4. "Rajasthani Art and Culture: Film Art of Rajasthan". rajasthantour4u.com. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
5. Ashish Rajadhyaksha and Paul Willemen (April 1995). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. Oxford University Press. p. 349. ISBN 0-85170-455-7. Retrieved 13 July 2009.
6. Garg, M. P. (24 September 2004). "Rajasthan films regain their value, importance". Screen Weekly. Retrieved 14 July 2009.^{[dead link‍]}

External links

• Baba Ramdev at IMDb