''Swami Vivekananda'' is a 1955

Hindi language Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has bee ...

Indian feature film produced and directed by

Amar Mullick Amar Mullick (May 1899 – August 1972) was an Indian actor and director. Career Mullick was born in 1899 in Kolkata, British India. Although he was a civil engineer by profession but passionate in films. He joined New Theatres group in 1932 ...

, starring Ajit Prakash, Bharati Devi, Anubha Gupta Manoranjan Bhattachary etc. The film was based on the biography of Indian Hindu monk

Swami Vivekananda Swami Vivekananda (; ; 12 January 1863 – 4 July 1902), born Narendranath Datta (), was an Indian Hindu monk, philosopher, author, religious teacher, and the chief disciple of the Indian mystic Ramakrishna. He was a key figure in the intro ...

. The film is considered a "faithful and memorable documentation feature" on Vivekananda.

Plot

The eventful life of ''

'', his teachings, thoughts, contribution towards society and his relation with his teacher '' Ramakrishna Paramahamsa'' are shown in this film. The film has captured different events from his life starting from his childhood days to his college days, meeting with his master

Ramakrishna Ramakrishna Paramahansa ( bn, রামকৃষ্ণ পরমহংস, Ramôkṛṣṇo Pôromohôṅso; , 18 February 1836 – 16 August 1886),——— — also spelled Ramakrishna Paramahamsa, born Gadadhar Chattopadhyaya,, was an In ...

Dakshineswar Dakshineswar is a locality in the North 24 Parganas under the jurisdiction of Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority and is very close to Kolkata. This place is historically famous for Dakshineswar Kali Temple, locally known as Maa Bhabata ...

, relationship with Ramakrishna, austerities undertaken by him and other monastic disciples of Ramakrishna, etc.

Cast

The film, directed by Amar Mullick has the following main cast. * Ajit Prakash * Bharati Devi *

Anubha Gupta Anubha Gupta (1930 - 14 January 1972) was an Indian Bengali actress, known for her work in Bengali cinema. She received the Best Actress in Supporting Role Award at the 26th Annual BFJA Awards for the film '' Hansuli Banker Upakatha.'' Early l ...

* Manoranjan Bhattacharya

Production

The film was produced by Amar Mallick Productions and directed by Amar Mallick). The music of the film was composed by

Rai Chand Boral Rai Chand Boral (19 October 1903 – 25 November 1981) was an Indian composer, considered by music connoisseurs to be the Bhishma Pitamah, the father of film music in India. He was awarded the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, the highest award in Ind ...

(known as R.C. Boral) of the New Theatres and Salil Choudhury.

Soundtracks

There are three soundtracks sung by

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...

and K J Yesudas.

Release and reception

The film was released in 1955 and received mainly positive reviews from critics. According to ''

The Indian Express ''The Indian Express'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932. It is published in Mumbai by the Indian Express Limited, Indian Express Group. In 1999, eight years after the group's founder Ramnath Goenka's death in 1991, ...

'', the film is a "faithful and memorable documentation feature" on Swami Vivekananda. T. M. Ramachandran, wrote in his book ''70 years of Indian cinema, 1913-1983'', that the film "will ever remain enshrined in the memories of the viewers. The film brought to graphic view the exploits of this cyclonic sage of India".

References

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