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Rambaan
Directed by
Shobhana Samarth
CinematographyG. N. Shirodkar
Music byShankar Rao Vyas
Production
company
Prakash Pictures
Release date
2 December 1948
Running time
155 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Rambaan (transl. Rama's arrow) is a 1948 Indian

Chandra Mohan, Umakant, Amirbai Karnataki and Raj Adib in other principal characters.[2] The film's music was composed by Shankar Rao Vyas.[3]

Bhatt has produced several films based on themes from the epic Ramayana.[4] Rambaan is the third film in Bhatt's trilogy of films based on Ramayana with Adib as Rama and Samarth as Sita, after Bharat Milap (1942) and Ram Rajya (1943). Samarth and Adib attained popularity with these films that they were featured as Rama and Sita on calendars, despite Adib being a Muslim.[5]

Plot

Urmila. A cry is heard and thinking it is Rama shouting in pain, Sita sends Lakshman in search. Lakshman, who is loath to go as he has promised Rama to take care of Sita, finally leaves after drawing a line, the Lakshmana rekha, round the cottage to keep Sita safe. Ravan kidnaps Sita by making her step on his sandal that he places inside the Lakshman-rekha. This incident leads to Rama and Lakshman's meeting with Sugriva and Hanuman
where they help in the war against Ravan to get Sita back.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film had music composed by Shankar Rao Vyas with the lyrics written by Pandit Indra, Neelkanth Tiwari and Moli. The singers included Rajkumari, Lalita Devulkar, Manna Dey, Saraswati Rane, Phulaji Bua, R. P. Sharma, Shankar Dasgupta and Amirbai Karnataki.[7]

Song List

# Title Singer Lyricist
1 "Banvasi More Ram" Amirbai Karnataki Pandit Indra
2 "Sakhi Ri Mohe Panchvati Man Bhayi" Rajkumari, Lalita Devulkar Pandit Indra
3 "Seete Seete Ram Karta Pukar" Manna Dey Neelkanth Tiwari
4 "Bhagwan Aao Aao O Bhilani Ke Bhagwan" Amirbai Karnataki Pandit Indra
5 "Bina Ram Janki Sooni" Saraswati Rane Pandit Indra
6 "Japo Ram Siya Ram" Manna Dey, Phulaji Bua, R.P. Sharma Neelkanth Tiwari
7 "Uth Lakhan Lal Priye Bhai" Shankar Dasgupta Moti
8 "Tom Tananana Dir Na" Rajkumari, Lalita Devulkar Neelkanth Tiwari

Critical reception

Ram Baan came in for harsh criticism from Baburao Patel, editor of Filmindia. In his February 1949 issue, he first criticises the director for casting Prem Adib with his "sagging and emaciated muscles" as Rama, and an eight-month pregnant (at the time) Shobhana Samarth as Sita. He then brings out several salient features and scenes in the film that are "sacriligious distortions" as compared to Valmiki's Ramayana. He points out a confused mix of characters and locations. He further mentions that Bhatt's portrayal of Ravana as a drunk with rolling eyes shouting "Main Kaun...? Ravan!" (Who am I...? Ravan!) in every second scene is a contempt which "drags the character down".[8]

References

  1. ^ Patel, Baburao. "Full Text of Filmindia (1949)". archive.org. Internet archive. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Rambaan". Alan Goble. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Rambaan 1948". Gomolo.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  4. ISBN 978-81-7991-066-5
    . Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  5. ISBN 978-1-134-06255-3
    . Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  6. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9
    . Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Songs Rambaan (1948)". MySwar.com. Retrieved 16 January 2015.
  8. ^ Patel, Baburao (February 1948). "Ram Baan Review". Filmindia. 15 (2): 43. Retrieved 5 February 2015.

External links

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