Gunsundari (1927 film)

For other uses, see Gunsundari.

Gunsundari
Directed by	Chandulal Shah
Written by	Chandulal Shah
Starring	Gohar P. K. Raja Sandow
Cinematography	Narayan G. Devare
Production company	Kohinoor Film
Distributed by	Dayaram Shah
Release date	1927 (1927)
Country	India
Language	Silent

Gunsundari (English: Why Husbands Go Astray?)^[1] is 1927 Indian silent social drama film written and directed by Chandulal Shah. The film was successful and was remade twice later.

Plot

Gunsundari is a devoted wife to his husband who is not involved in his domestic responsibilities and claims that he is busy in his office work. He dislikes his wife due to her moral stand and involves with a dancing girl. The wife goes beyond her home and discovers a new world as well as meets a social outcast person like her. The story ends there.^[2][1]

Cast

The cast is as follows:^[1]

• Gohar as Gunsundari
• P. K. Raja Sandow
• Rampiyari
• Jamna
• R. N. Vaidya

Production

Chandulal Shah wrote and directed the film when the cinema was dominated by mythological films. It was produced in 22 days.^[3] It told the modern women that their husband should be more participating in their domestic responsibilities and they should be more exploring of the world beyond their homes. The black and white film was 9452 feet long.^[1]

Legacy and remakes

Gunsundari is Shah's most known film. Gohar subsequently played similar signature roles in her career. The film was such a success in its first appearance in 1927, that director Chandulal Shah remade it in 1934 under Ranjit Studios starring Gohar. It was remade again in 1948 under Ajit Pictures and directed by Shah's nephew Ratilal Punatar and starred Nirupa Roy. However, these three versions include some changes to reflect their times.^[2][1][3]

References

1. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (1999). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema (Revised ed.). Routledge. p. 251. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7.
2. Gangar, Amrit; Moti, Gokulsing K.; Dissanayake, Wimal (17 April 2013). "Gujarati Cinema: Stories of sant, sati, shethani and sparks so few". Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 88–99. doi:10.4324/9780203556054. ISBN 978-1-136-77284-9. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016.
3. Ushakant, Mehta (1 February 2011). "ગુણસુંદરી". Gujarati Vishwakosh (in Gujarati).

External links

• Gunsundari at IMDb