''Gopal Krishna'' (Child Krishna) is an

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religious

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made in

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. It was directed by

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for his newly formed

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(1927) with K. Dhaiber for the Maharashtra Film Company. The story was written by Shivram Vashikar and the cast composed of Suresh, Kamaladevi, Anant Apte, Sakribai and G.R. Mane. The story was about the child (Gopal)

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and his fight with King

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. Made in the Pre-

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era, the film was cited as representing the "Gandhian anti-colonial nationalism". Shantaram stated that he had meshed the

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story with "topical allusions". The film was a success as was the Talkie remake '' Gopal Krishna'' (1938).

Cast

* Suresh * Kamaladevi * Anant Apte * Sakribai * G. R. Mane

References

External links

* 1929 films Indian silent films 1920s Hindi-language films Films directed by V. Shantaram Prabhat Film Company films Indian black-and-white films {{Hindi-film-stub