Anand Math (1952)
A dramatic retelling of Bankim Chattopadhyay's novel about the Sannyasi rebellion against the East India Company during the 1770 Bengal famine
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Gupta, Hemen (Producer), Anand Math, 1952 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Anand Math (1952) Filmistan Limited studio's 1952 production of Anand Math is a dramatisation of Bengali novelist Rishi Bankim Chattopadhyay's landmark novel of the same name. The film, like the novel, establishes the Sannyasi rebellion as the first of a series of revolts against the East India Company that started in the lows of the 1770 Bengal famine. Although the historical reality of this brotherhood of ascetics is undeterminable and has arguably other reasons for militating against the Company, the film follows the cue from Chattopadhyay's novel. Sage Satyananda, the founder of Anand Math, is tortured by the anarchy of the rulers who squander their wealth when thousands in his “Mother Land” die of hunger. Notably, the conception of the nation is the mother who is akin to the Hindu mythological figure of the goddess. With incredible determination and self-taught battle skills,...
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आनंदमठ (1952) का निर्माण 'फ़िल्मिस्तान लिमिटेड' के बैनर तले हुआ था। यह फ़िल्म बांग्ला उपन्यासकार बंकिम चंद्र चट्टोपाध्याय के इसी नाम से लिखे प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास पर आधारित एक ऐतिहासिक कथानक से प्रेरित फ़िल्म है। उपन्यास की तरह फ़िल्म का कथानक भी बंगाल में हुए अट्ठाहरवीं सदी के संन्यासी विद्रोह को अपनी कथा का केंद्र बनाता है। फ़िल्म इस विद्रोह को ईस्ट इंडिया कंपनी के खिलाफ़ हुए पहले संगठित विद्रोह की तरह स्थापित करती है। संन्यासी विद्रोह के बीज सन् 1770 के बंगाल दुर्भिक्ष की त्रासदी में छिपे हैं। हालांकि ऐतिहासिक रूप से इस संन्यासी विद्रोह के पीछे कई अन्य कारण भी रहे, पर फ़िल्म अपनी कहानी के लिए बंकिमचंद्र चट्टोपाध्याय के उपन्यास को आधार बनाती है। फ़िल्म में 'आनंदमठ' नामक इस मठ के संस्थापक सत्यानंद नामक ऋषि हैं। आश्रम के ऋषि अपने देश की दुर्दशा और शासकों की लापरवाही से व्यथित होकर अपनी मातृभूमि के लिए बलिदान का मार्ग चुनते हैं। यहाँ राष्ट्र की संकल्पना 'भारतमाता' के रूप में की गई है, जिसका प्रतीक हिंदू देवी के रूपक से मिल जाता है। फ़िल्म में दिखाया गया है कि अंग्रेज़ कंपनी शासन से लोहा लेने के लिए भारतमाता के ये बेटे साधनारत होकर युद्ध कौशल सीखते हैं और हिमालय की तलहटी से लेकर काबुल और चीन तक देश की सीमा पर ईस्ट...
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Body of Work
Anand Math (1952)
Art Director
H.R. Saple,
B.D. Kotwal
Banner
Filmistan
Cinematographer
Dronacharya
Dialogue Writer
Krishna Prabhakara
Director
Hemen Gupta
Editing
Pratap Parmar
Lead Cast
Geeta Bali,
Pradeep Kumar,
Ranjana,
Prithviraj Kapoor
Lead Cast Rest
Bharat Bhooshan,
Janki Das,
S.L. Puri,
Ajit,
Murad
Lyricist
Hasrat Jaipuri,
Shailendra
Music Director
Hemanta Mukherjee
Producer
Hemen Gupta
Screenplay Writer
Hemen Gupta
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Gupta, Hemen (Producer), Anand Math, 1952 | Song-Synopsis Booklet
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Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
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Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
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Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
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Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
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Dronacharya (Cinematographer), Anand Math, 1952 | Lobby Card
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