''Khooni Khanjar'' (Fighting Blade) is a

1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will b ...

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silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by

V. Shantaram Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre (18 November 1901 – 30 October 1990), referred to as V. Shantaram or Shantaram Bapu, was an Indian filmmaker, film producer, and actor known for his work in Hindi and Marathi films. He is most known for films such ...

. The film was a costume action drama film co-directed by Keshavrao Dhaiber. It was produced by

Prabhat Film Company Prabhat Film Company (popularly known as Prabhat Films) was an Indian film production company and film studios founded in 1929 by the noted film director V.Shantaram and his friends. It was formed in Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India in 1929, towar ...

. The cinematography was by Sheikh Fattelal and

Vishnupant Govind Damle Vishnupant Govind Damle (14 October 1892 – 5 July 1945) was an Indian production designer, cinematographer, film director and sound engineer for Marathi films. His 1937 film ''Sant Tukaram'' was the first Indian film to be screened at an inte ...

. The cast included Mane Pahelwan, Ganpat G. Shinde, P. Jairaj, Sakribai and Shankarrao Bhosle. Shantaram had formed

in 1929 with Dhaiber, Damle and Fattelal and their first film '' Gopal Krishna'' was a big success commercially, which helped them produce five silent films in 1930–31. ''Khooni Khanjar'' was the first of them followed by '' Rani Saheba'' (1930), '' Udaykal'' (1930), '' Chandrasena'' (1931) and ''Zulum'' (1931).

Cast

* G. R. Mane * Vijaya * Shankarrao Bhosle * Vasant * Jai * Sakribai * Ganpat Shinde

References

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* 1930 films Indian silent films Prabhat Film Company films Films directed by V. Shantaram Indian black-and-white films {{silent-film-stub