Varasdar Explained

Varasdar (gu|વારસદાર,) is a 1948 Indian Gujarati social drama film directed by Maganlal Thakkar. The film was produced by Laxmichand Shah and starred Harsukh Kikani and Nalini Jaywant in lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by Avinash Vyas.

Plot

Biharilal, a wealthy merchant from Ahmedabad, takes in his nephew Vinay, who is struggling with unemployment. Vinay meets Neela. Neela's uncle, Jayaprasad, who has lost money in gambling, tries to persuade the childless Biharilal to marry Neela, but Biharilal does not agree. When Neela discovers her uncle's plan, she asks Vinay to marry her. However, Vinay does not want to proceed without Biharilal's approval, which makes Neela think he is cowardly, and she leaves with her father.^[1]

To test Vinay, Biharilal gives him control of the business and goes to an unknown place to serve the poor under the name Ghanshyam Dada. There, he meets Neela and her poor father. Vinay successfully grows the business and also engages in charity work. Biharilal continue to receive news about Vinay's progress. In search of Neela, Vinay places a marriage advertisement. Biharilal sees the advertisement and reunites Vinay with Neela, bringing them together as a couple.

Cast

The cast is as follows:^{[2] [3]}

• Harsukh Kikani as Vinay
• Nalini Jaywant as Neela
• Kusum Thacker
• Hasmukh Kumar
• Saguna
• Kamlesh Thacker
• Bhagwan Das
• Miss Savaria
• Bakulesh Pandit
• Kamlakant
• Tarabai

Production

The film was directed by Maganlal Thakkar. The film was produced by Laxmichand Shah under banner of Shri Saurashtra Production. Harsukh Kikani, the popular stage comedian of Saurashtra region and Bollywood actress Nalini Jaywant were cast in lead roles. It is Jaywant's only Gujarati film. The story was written by Damu Sangani. Gordhanbhai Patel was a cinematographer while Kanu Vyas was and art director. Dalpatbhai Thacker served as an editor. It was shot on 35mm film and was 12344 feet long.^[4]

A scene depicting Vinay sniffing the woman's sandal, lifting a woman customer's saree and subsequently trashed by her; was removed on the instructions of the Central Board of Film Certification.^[5]

Soundtrack

Notes and References

1. Web site: Raghuvanshi . Harish . વારસદાર (1948). . gu.
2. Web site: Varasdar. 2024-08-27 . Moviebuff.
3. Web site: Varasdar (1948) Cast - Actor, Actress, Director, Producer, Music Director . 2024-08-27 . Cinestaan.
4. Web site: Varasdar Movie Duration: Film Length, Worldwide Release Date & Tech Specs . 2024-08-27 . Cinestaan.
5. Web site: Das . Shruti . 2019-06-21 . Cuts in the time of Victorian cinema . 2024-08-27 . The Patriot . en-US.