Savkari Pash

Savkari Pash (The Indian Shylock) is Indian cinema's 1925 social melodrama silent film directed by Baburao Painter.[1] V. Shantaram made his acting debut as the young village peasant in the film.[2] Painter later remade Savkari Pash in 1936 as a talkie version.[3] The film was adapted from Hari Narayan Apte's novel called Savkari Haak (Call of the Moneylender), and is referred to as a "milestone film" in Indian cinema.[4] Along with Shantaram, the rest of the cast included Kamladevi, Zunzharrao Pawar, Kishabapu Bakre, K. Dhaiber and Shankarrao Bute.

Savkari Pash
Screen shot from Savkari Pash
Directed byBaburao Painter
Produced byMaharashtra Film Company, Kolhapur
Written byNarayan Hari Apte
StarringV. Shantaram
Kamladevi
Zunzharrao Pawar
K. Dhaiber
CinematographySheikh Fattelal
Production
company
Maharashtra Film Company, Kolhapur
Release date
  • 1925 (1925)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageSilent Film
Marathi intertitles

The film has been cited as one of the "earliest examples" of parallel cinema in its depiction of real social issues.[5] 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.[6]

Cast
  • V. Shantaram
  • Kamladevi
  • Zunzharrao Pawar
  • Kishabapu Bakre
  • K. Dhaiber
  • Shankarrao Bute

References
  1. Crow, Jonathan. "Savkari Pash". Movies-Overview. The New York Times Company. The New York Times. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  2. Nair, P. K. "In the Age of Silence". latrobe.edu.au. latrobe.edu.au. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  3. K. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. pp. 76–. ISBN 978-1-136-77291-7. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  4. "Savkari Pash (1925)". filmheritagefoundation.co.in. Film Heritage Foundation. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  5. Kaur, Jaspreet. "Parallel cinema – How art cinema is trying to sustain in modern era". Dimension Today. Dimension Today. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
  6. Ashok Raj (1 November 2009). Hero Vol.1. Hay House, Inc. pp. 196–. ISBN 978-93-81398-02-9. Retrieved 13 June 2015.


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