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Gangavataran (1937)

| 23 June 1937 (India)
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This is a Puranic tale, which, by all accounts, was a grand mythological spectacle full of miracles and fantasy scenes with special effects. Chitnis played the god Shanker, and Suresh played the sage Narada.

Directors:

Madhukar Bavdekar, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke

Writers:

Narayan Hari Apte, Dhundiraj Govind Phalke (dialogue) | 1 more credit »

Stars:

Chitnis, Suresh Pardesi, Kusum Deshpande | See full cast & crew »

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Chitnis Chitnis ... Shankar
Suresh Pardesi Suresh Pardesi ... Narada
Kusum Deshpande Kusum Deshpande
Bhagwat Bhagwat
Shankarrao Bhosle Shankarrao Bhosle
Pathan Pathan
Ibrahim Ibrahim
Yash Gawli Yash Gawli ... (as Gawli)
Dongre Dongre
Barchi Bahdur Barchi Bahdur ... (as Barch Bahadur)
Mahananda Mahananda
Leela Mishra
Ansuya Ansuya ... (as Ansuyabai)
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This is a Puranic tale, which, by all accounts, was a grand mythological spectacle full of miracles and fantasy scenes with special effects. Chitnis played the god Shanker, and Suresh played the sage Narada.

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India

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Hindi | Marathi

Release Date:

23 June 1937 (India) See more »

Also Known As:

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