History ·Fantasy · India · 1937 · 2h 14m

The Descent of the Ganges

Gangavataran

Director

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Madhukar Bavdekar

Cast

Chitnis as Shankar Suresh Pardesi as Narada Kusum Deshpande as Bhagwat as Shankarrao Bhosle as Pathan as

Crew

Vasudev Karnataki — Director of Photography Vishwanathbua Jadhav — Original Music Composer Narayan Hari Apte — Writer Dhundiraj Govind Phalke — Writer

Synopsis

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.

Key Collaborators

Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Director Madhukar Bavdekar Director Vasudev Karnataki Director of Photography Vishwanathbua Jadhav Original Music Composer Narayan Hari Apte Writer Dhundiraj Govind Phalke Writer

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