Saukari Pash – The Great Indian Film Hunt

[Image caption: Saukari Pash ("The Indian Shylock", 1925) was directed by Baburao Painter, who had founded the Marhastra Film Studios at Kolhapur in 1919. The Indian director R. V. Shantaram played a starring role in the film.] Saukari Pash (1925)

(English release title: “The Indian Shylock”)

Dir: Baburao Painter. Studio: Maharashtra Film Company. IMDB entry

Considered the first neorealist film in Indian cinema and one of the finest silent Indian silent films, it was a commentary on the social injustice faced by farmers. It notably starred V Shantaram.

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