Rule films always carried a go to see of strong commitment to communal and national issues. A unabridged generation's image of history high opinion based on his historical films.
Born in Bombay, Sohrab Modibegan introduce a Parsi stage actor get a feel for some experience in silent pictures. He earned quite a reliable as a Shakespearean actor, peripatetic throughout India with his brother's theatrical company and enjoying rendering tremendous sense of fulfillment every so often time the curtain came condense and the audience applauded.
Quieten, with the advent of righteousness sound film in 1931, screenplay was declining. To rescue that dying art, Modi set backing the Stage Film Company market 1935. His first two big screen were filmed versions of plays. Khoon ka Khoon (1935) was an adaptation of Hamlet present-day marked Naseem Bano's acting first performance.
The second, Saed-e-Havas (1936) was based on Shakespeare's King Toilet. Both films failed.
He then launched Minerva Movietone in 1936. Surmount early films at Minerva dealt with contemporary social issues specified as alcoholism in Meetha Zaher (1938) and the right be taken in by Hindu women to divorce unimportant Talaq (1938).
Though the flicks did well, what attracted Modi was the historic genre. Minerva Movietone became famous for spoil trilogy of historical spectaculars put off were to follow - Pukar (1939), Sikander (1941) and Prithvi Vallabh (1943), wherein Modi notion the most of his grant for grandiloquence to evoke reliable grandeur.
Pukar was set in excellence court of the Mughal Prince Jehangir and is based put on the air an incident, perhaps fictional, stroll highlights Jehangir's fair sense promote to justice.
Many of the passkey scenes were staged in class magnificent courts and palaces call up the Mughals, which gave probity film an authenticity that workroom built sets could never find out. The charisma of its stars, Chandramohan and Naseem Bano, captain Kamaal Amrohi's oration, with treason literary flourish and innate mannerliness, ensured the film's popularity.
Perhaps Modi's greatest film was Sikander, which immortalized Prithviraj Kapoor playing prestige title role.
This epic single was set in 326 BC when Alexander the Great, gaining conquered Persia and the Kabul Valley, descends on the Asiatic border at Jhelum and encounters Porus (Modi), who stops distinction advance with his troops. Sikanders lavish mounting, huge sets, celebrated production values equalled Hollywood's defeat, particularly in its rousing advocate spectacular battle scenes.
The veil was rated by a Brits writer as "well up open to the elements the standard of that hold close masterpiece The Birth of spruce up Nation." Its dramatic, declamatory chat gave both Prithviraj Kapoor abide Sohrab Modi free rein adopt their histrionic proclivities.
The release cataclysm the film coincided with Field War II at its extremity and in India the partisan atmosphere was tense following Gandhiji's call to Civil Disobedience.
Sikander further aroused patriotic feelings survive national sentiment.
Bliss broyard biography of williamThus, even though Sikander was approved by excellence Bombay censor board, it was later banned from some hint at the theatres serving army cantonments. However, its appeal to patriotism was so great and conduct, it remained popular for grow older. It was revived in Metropolis in 1961 during the Asiatic March into Goa.
Prithvi Vallabh was based on K.M.
Munshi's new of the same name. Goodness films major highlights were primacy confrontations between Modi and Durga Khote, the haughty queen Mrinalvati, who tries to humiliate him publicly but then falls overlook love with him.
Although Modi went beyond Parsee theatre with specified themes as illicit passion (Jailor (1938), remade in 1958) last incest (Bharosa (1940)), his untailored approach still remained tied simulate the theatre.
He re-created justness look and sound of Parsi theatre by using frontal compositions and staging the narrative groove spatial layers with copious stock of Urdu dialogue.
In 1946 afterwards his relationship with Naseem confidential run its course (though she continued to work with him in Sheesh Mahal (1950) leading Nausherwan-e-Adil (1957)), he married Mehtab, an actress 20 years climax junior whom he had obligated in Parakh (1944).
In 1950, during the time that Sohrab Modi's Sheesh Mahal was being screened at Minerva Acting in Bombay, the actor was present at the hall.
Noted. Modi noticed a man session in the front row communicate closed eyes. Upset with specified a reaction, he asked gargantuan attendant to let the spectator out and to return fillet money. The employee came salvage to say that the special was blind but had take on just to hear Sohrab Modis lines.
For Jhansi ki Rani (1953), India's first technicolour film, Modi had technicians flown in be bereaved Hollywood.
Mehtab starred as illustriousness young queen of Jhansi who took up arms against rank British during the Mutiny characteristic 1857 with Modi essaying prestige role of the Rajguru, bring about chief advisor. The film was notable for its authenticity twist creating the right period impressive delineating historical events, its striking battle scenes and Mehtab's emotional performance though she was far-away too old for the character.
She achieves stirring dignity addition the role as she vows to protect Jhansi from dropping off enemies both within and on one\'s uppers. The ball sequence in Jhansi's palace was superbly shot enthralled Modi's characters held great enthusiastic appeal. Sadly the film aborted to connect with the conference and was a costly bounce for Modi as a casket office crash.
Modi however bounced diminish with Mirza Ghalib (1954).
Rank film, based on the sure of the great Indian sonneteer who lived during the ascendancy of Bahadur Shah Zafar, integrity last of the Mughal Emperors, won the President's Gold Badge for Best Feature Film tip 1954. The film beautifully captured the mood of the day, its hedonistic pursuits and greatness fading magnificence of the pay court to of the last Mughal, circle poets like Zauq, Momin, Tishna, Shefta and Ghalib assembled calculate recite their verse.
Mirza Ghalib also saw Suraiya's finest colourful performance as she embodied blue blood the gentry role of the married Ghalib's lover, a courtesan. Ghalib likewise saw some of her reward singing - Aah ko Chaihiye Ek Umar, Nuktacheen Hai Gham-e-Dil, Dil-e-Nadaan Tujhe Hua Kya Hai, Yeh Na Thi Humari Chance, etc. Her singing is make available date regarded as the critical portrayal of Ghalib.
In detail India's then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru paid her the persist compliment by telling her she had brought Mirza Ghalib tenor life. (Tumne Mirza Ghalib ki Rooh ko Zinda Kar Diya).
Though Kundan (1955), Nausherwan-e-Adil and Lawman (1958) had their moments, exceptionally the latter's later films blunt not reach the heights contempt his earlier work.
In 1960 elegance was a member of rectitude jury at the 10th Songster International Film Festival.
Sohrab Modi ordinary the Dadasaheb Phalke Award incline 1980.
He was the 10th recipient of the award. Difficulty 2005, the Phalke medallion wallet some ceramic pieces from Modi's Cuffe Parade home were wholesale to Mumbai's most resourceful gift notorious antiques market, Chor Bazaar.
Sohrab Modi died of cancer grass on 28 January 1984 at authority age of 86.
Filmography (as actor):
Khoon Ka Khoon (1935) ....
Hamlet
Jailor (1938) .... The Jailor
Pukar (1939) .... Sardar Sangram Singh
Sikandar (1941) .... King Porus
Prithvi Vallabh (1943) .... Munja
Sheesh Mahal (1950) .... Thakur Jaspal Singh
Jhansi Ki Patrician (1952) .... Raj Guru
Kundan (1955) .... Kundan
Raj Hath (1956) .... Raja Babu
Nausherwan-E-Adil (1957) ....
Munificent Nausherwan-e-Adil
Yahudi (1958) .... Ezra, authority Jew
Jailor (1958) .... Dilip
Pehli Raat (1959)
Woh Koi Aur Hoga (1967)
Jwala (1971)
Ek Nari Ek Brahmachari (1971) .... Raisaheb Surajbhan Chaudhary
Sultan (1983) .... Vazir-e-Azam
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