Achhut Kanya (1936)

National Film Archive of India
Pune , India

The iconic Bombay Talkies's social film brought the issues of untouchability on the mainstream representative realms of Indian cinema. This Franz Osten masterpiece also brought the screen pair of Ashok Kumar-Devika Rani to fame.

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Title: Achhut Kanya (1936)
Location: India
Type: Publicity Material
Contributor: National Film Archive of India
Sound: S. Vacha
Script: Niranjan Pal
Screenplay: Niranjan Pal
Producer: Bombay Talkies
Music: Saraswati Devi
Lyrics: J.S. Casshyap
Language: Hindi
Editing: Dattaram N. Pai
Director: Franz Osten
Dialogue: J.S. Casshyap & S.I. Hassan
Cinematography: Joseph Wirsching
Cast: Devika Rani, Ashok Kumar, P.F. Pithawala, Kamta Prasad, Kishori Lal, Kusum Kumari, Pramila, Anwar, Ishrat

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