Cinema
Ram Rajya
राम राज्य
Vijay Bhatt · 1943
Synopsis
After fourteen years of exile and the victory over Ravana, Rama returns in triumph to Ayodhya with Sita and is crowned there; he sets about establishing a just reign, turned towards his people. But a washerman drives out his own wife, whom he suspects of infidelity, and the people's murmurs turn against the queen, who spent days and nights away from her husband. The king then faces a terrible dilemma.
Context
The film, written by Vishnupant Aundhkar with sets by Kanu Desai and music by Shankarrao Vyas, remains faithful to Valmiki's epic and was shot in Hindi and Marathi. Prem Adib and Shobhana Samarth play Rama and Sita; their popularity was such that their faces long served to depict the gods in calendars. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan attended the premiere, at the Majestic in Bombay.
Who it is for
Two hours twelve minutes, in Hindi, with no French release; it helps to know the ending of the Ramayana.
Prizes and reception
Third biggest success of 1943, more than a hundred days in cinemas; the only film Gandhi saw, according to tradition.
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