Khooni Khanjar (Fighting Blade) is a 1930 Indian silent film directed by V. Shantaram.[1] The film was a costume action drama film co-directed by Keshavrao Dhaiber.[2] It was produced by Prabhat Film Company. The cinematography was by Sheikh Fattelal and Vishnupant Govind Damle.[3] The cast included Mane Pahelwan, Ganpat G. Shinde, P. Jairaj, Sakribai and Shankarrao Bhosle.[4]

Khooni Khanjar
Directed by
Written byBaburao Pendharkar
Produced byPrabhat Film Company
Starring
Cinematography
Production
company
Prabhat Film Company
Release date
1930
CountryIndia
LanguageSilent film

Shantaram had formed Prabhat Film Company in 1929 with Dhaiber, Damle and Fattelal and their first film Gopal Krishna was a big success commercially, which helped them produce five silent films in 1930–31. Khooni Khanjar was the first of them followed by Rani Saheba (1930), Udaykal (1930), Chandrasena (1931) and Zulum (1931).[5]

Cast edit

  • G. R. Mane
  • Vijaya
  • Shankarrao Bhosle
  • Vasant
  • Jai
  • Sakribai
  • Ganpat Shinde

References edit

  1. ^ Sanjit Narwekar; Raghuvir Kul; D. B. Samant; Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corporation (1995). Marathi Cinema: in retrospect. Maharashtra Film, Stage & Cultural Development Corp. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  2. ^ "Khooni Khanjar (1930)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. ^ "Khooni Khanjar". chiloka.com. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Khooni Khanjar". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  5. ^ B D Garga (1 December 2005). Art Of Cinema. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 66–. ISBN 978-81-8475-431-5. Retrieved 18 February 2015.

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