''Baba Ramdev'' is a 1963
Rajasthani language
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devotional feature film
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directed
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* ''D ...
by
Nawal Mathur and
Manibhai Vyas,
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Ramdev Pir
Baba Ramdev (or Ramdevji, or Ramdeo Pir, Ramsha Pir (1352–1385 AD; V.S. 1409–1442) is a Hindu deity of Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. He was a fourteenth-century ruler, said to have miraculous powers, who devoted his life uplifting the d ...
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Background
The film was made in the 1960s and became a big commercial success, being considered a hit for Rajasthani cinema. This was a milestone in the history of the Rajasthani movie industry.
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The popular
bhajan songs "Khamma Khamma" and "Runecha ra Dhaniya" are from this movie.
Re-release
88 Rajasthani films had been produced in the period of mid-1942 to 2004. With the emergence of
VCD
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and
DVD
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technology, films which had otherwise been unavailable for years have become marketable and are being re-released in video format. ''Baba Ramdev'' was re-released by 'Modern Videos of Ajmer'.
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Cast
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Mahipal
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Anita Guha
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Ratna Bhushan
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Deepak
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Madhumati
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Dalda
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History
An individual by the name Hussein Dada, used to import vanaspati ghee from a Dutch company before the 1930s as a cheap substitute for des ...
*Sarita
*Lalita Desai
*
B.M. Vyas
*Mohan Modi
References
External links
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1963 films
Indian biographical films
Rajasthani-language films
1960s biographical films
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