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Sangate Aika (1959)
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Film starring Chandrakant, Jayshree Gadkar and Sulochana Latkar
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Jwala (1938)
Character: Tarang
This period fantasy is a tale about a good general Angar (Chandramohan) who is corrupted by ambition. Echoing 'Macbeth', the loyal Angar is told by the witch Kuntala (Ashalata) that his king (Bulbule) shall die and that he shall be king instead. Angar then kills that king and seizes power. Departing from 'Macbeth', Angar's wife Mangala (Ratnaprabha) and his friend Tarang (Chandrakant) do not approve and they eventually join forces with the people against Angar.
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Pagal (1940)
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A psychiatrist spirals into madness after being tricked into marrying the wrong sister. When his obsession with her sibling grows, he uses his medical authority to turn her insane and imprison her within his own asylum.
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Mata (1942)
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A heartfelt social drama that centers on the unwavering love and immense sacrifices of a mother for her children. Faced with myriad hardships—be it poverty, societal challenges, or the ingratitude of her own offspring—the film follow her journey of enduring immense personal struggle to ensure the well-being and future of her family.
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Mamta (1936)
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An early drama starring Devika Rani, was a social drama exploring motherly love, family bonds, and sacrifice.
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साधी मानसे (1965)
Character: Neighbour of Parvati
Film starring Jayshree Gadkar, Chandrakant and Master Vithal
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युगे युगे मी वाट पहिली (1965)
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Yuge Yuge Mi Vat Pahili is a Marathi movie released in 1965. The movie is directed by C. Vishwanath and features Jayshree Gadkar in a strong author-backed role as a woman who refuses the hand dealt to her by fate and instead fights patriarchy and chauvinism while acknowledging her own feminine desires. A film ahead of its times, with beautiful songs and a dark and bold undercurrent throughout.
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सून माझी लक्ष्मी (1981)
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A young wrestler falls in love with a folk dancer. However, their relationship soon begins to take a toll on his equation with his family.
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Bangarwadi (1995)
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A young man from the city journeys to his first teaching post, the small hamlet of Bangarwadi, deep in the jungle, inhabited by a few shepherds and farmers as well as a criminal tribe known as the Ramoshis. After the initial shock of his strange new world wears off he learns to appreciate life in the village and stops longing for home.
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थोरातांची कमळा (1963)
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Set in a fictionalized Maratha-era tale, Shivaji’s son Sambhaji kidnaps Kamala, whom he loves, but she returns home. When her would-be groom Yeshwantrao abducts her, Sambhaji rushes to rescue her.
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Navrang (1959)
Character: Thakur Sharan Singh
Diwakar is a poet and loves his wife Jamuna on everything. But Jamuna does not agree that Diwakar lives out of sheer poetry in a fantasy world and the real world less and less responsible. Diwakar goes so far that he is a fantasy woman in his wife's body creates what he calls Mohini. Diwakar will soon become a recognized poet and Jamuna gives birth to a boy. Unfortunately, the happiness does not last long: Diwakar loses his job because of a critical songs against the British. Now he can no longer feed his sickly father nor his son, who is starving. All this makes Jamuna angry, but above all Diwakars growing obsession with Mohini. As Jamuna decides to live apart from Diwakar, it is destroyed internally and no longer capable of proof. Jamuna slowly realizes that she can not live without Diwakar and forgives him.
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छत्रपति शिवाजी (1952)
Character: Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
The film chronicles the ascent of Shivaji, the great Maratha warrior who fought for liberty from the erstwhile Muslim rulers in order to establish a secular Hindu kingdom.
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