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Not to be confused with Duniya Na Mane, 1959 Hindi film.
Duniya Na Mane 
Directed by V. Shantaram Produced by Prabhat Film Company Written by Narayan Hari Apte (novel & screenplay)
Munshi Aziz (dialogue)Starring Shanta Apte
Keshavrao Date
Shakuntala ParanjpyeMusic by Keshavrao Bhole Cinematography V. Avadhoot Release date(s) 1937 Running time 154 minutes Country India Language Hindi Duniya Na Mane (The Unexpected) is a 1937 Hindi social classic directed by V. Shantaram, and based on the Marathi novel, "Na Patnari Goshta” by Narayan Hari Apte, who also wrote film’s screenplay [1]
The movie had double version in Marathi as Kunku,[2] and went on to become both critical and commercial success, and was shown at the Venice International Film Festival.[3] The film is now hailed for "its daring attack on the treatment of women in Indian society." and depiction of child marriage[4]
For film's lead actress, Shanta Apte, it was third most memorable performance in a row, after V.Shantaram's previous classics, Amrit Manthan (1934) and Amar Jyoti (1936). Besides other songs, she also sang a full-fledged English song in the film: 'A Psalm of Life', written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807–1882).[5][6][7]
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Plot
The basic storyline revolves around a young woman, Nirmala (Shanta Apte) rebelling against her marriage to a much older widower, Kaka saheb (Keshavrao Date), as was the practise in those days.[8] It was also, one of first film to touch upon the issue of widow remarriage [9][10][11]
Cast
- Shanta Apte - Nirmala
- Keshavrao Date - Kakasaheb
- Raja Nene - Jugat
- Vimala Vasishta - The Aunt
- Shakuntala Paranjpye – Sushila
References
- ^ Duniya Na Mane National Film Archive of India.
- ^ Armes, Roy (1987). Third World film making and the West. University of California Press. p. 112. ISBN 0520056906. http://books.google.co.in/books?id=qFDnqIwdr8EC&pg=PA112&dq=Ayodhyecha+Raja+1932&cd=4#v=onepage&q=Ayodhyecha%20Raja%201932&f=false.
- ^ Films Prabhat Film Company.
- ^ India's Art House Cinema by Lalit Mohan Joshi, British Film Institute.
- ^ ‘Hinglish’ Song
- ^ 'A Psalm of Life' text
- ^ Duniya Na Mane-In The World's (Logfellow poem by Shanta Apte)
- ^ Well ahead of his times The Hindu, 30 November 2001.
- ^ Overview - Kunku/Duniya Na Mane New York Times
- ^ Babul shows the way The Tribune, 28 January 2007.
- ^ Film synopsis
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