''Rani Saheba'' (My Queen) also called ''Bazarbattu'' is a

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. It is cited as the first children's film made in India. The film was co-directed by V. Shantaram and Keshavrao Dhaiber. The cinematographers were S. Fattelal and

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and the cast included Keshavrao Dhaiber, Baburao Pendharkar, V. Shantaram and Anant Apte. Vishnupant Damle, Dhaiber, S. Fattelal and Shantaram had left the Maharashtra Film Company in 1929 to form their own company called

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 ...

. With the success of their first silent film, '' Gopal Krishna'' (1929), the company produced five silent films in "quick succession", '' Khooni Khanjar'' (1930), ''Rani Saheba'' (1930), '' Udaykal'' (1930), Chandrasena (1931), and ''Zulum'' (1931). Out of these ''Rani Saheba'' and ''Khooni Khanjar'' are cited as some of the "lighter" films produced by Prabhat Films. Master Anant Apte was "nicknamed" 'Bazarbattu' following the success of his role in the film.

Cast

* Keshavrao Dhaiber * Baburao Pendharkar * V. Shantaram * Anant Apte

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