''Savkari Pash'' (''The Indian Shylock'') is

Indian cinema The Cinema of India consists of motion pictures produced in India, which had a large effect on world cinema since the late 20th century. Major centers of film production across the country include Mumbai, Chennai, Hyderabad, Visakhapatnam, ...

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social melodrama

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directed by

Baburao Painter Baburao Krishnarao Mestry, popularly known as Baburao Painter (3 June 1890 – 16 January 1954) was an Indian filmmaker and artist. He was a man of many talents with proficiency in painting, sculpture, film production, photography, and mechanic ...

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 ...

made his acting debut as the young village peasant in the film. Painter later remade ''Savkari Pash'' in 1936 as a talkie version. The film was adapted from

Hari Narayan Apte Hari Narayan Apte (Devanagari: हरि नारायण आपटे) (8 March 1864 – 3 March 1919) was a Marathi writer from Maharashtra, India. Through his writings, he provided an eminent example to future Marathi fiction writers ...

's novel called ''Savkari Haak'' (Call of the Moneylender), and is referred to as a "milestone film" in Indian cinema. Along with Shantaram, the rest of the cast included Kamladevi, Zunzharrao Pawar, Kishabapu Bakre, K. Dhaiber and Shankarrao Bute. The film has been cited as one of the "earliest examples" of

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in its depiction of real social issues. The story deals with a greedy moneylender who cheats the peasants of their money, forcing them to give up farming and take on jobs as mill-workers.

Cast

*Kamladevi *Zunzharrao Pawar *Kishabapu Bakre *K. Dhaiber *Shankarrao Bute

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** 1925 films 1920s Marathi-language films Indian silent films Indian black-and-white films Melodrama films Indian drama films 1925 drama films Silent drama films {{1920s-silent-drama-film-stub