Home | Movies By Year | Movies from 1936
Baghi Sipahi
Buy Baghi Sipahi now from AmazonFirst, read the Wikipedia article. Then, scroll down to see what other TopShelfReviews readers thought about the movie. And once you've experienced the movie, tell everyone what you thought about it.
Wikipedia article
'Baghi Sipahi' (Rebel Soldier) is a 1936 Hindi/Urdu film directed by A. R. Kardar. It was an adaptation of 'Cardinal Richelieu' (1935) directed by Rowland V. Lee, a Twentieth Century Pictures production, which was a big success at the box-office. 'Baghi Sipahi', a costume action drama, was produced by the East India Film Company.
Gul Hamid played the lead, and it was cited as an "important film" for him. Patience Cooper, Bimla Kumari, Mazhar Khan and Lalita also played significant roles along with Gul Hamid.
Cast
* Gul Hamid
* Bimla Kumari
* Mazhar Khan
* Lalita Pawar
* Indubala
* Anees
* Azurie
* Mohammed Ishaq
Reception
'Baghi Sipahi' was a big commercial success, which "won him (Kardar) a wide audience following". However, Kardar was also criticised for "plagiarising", but his handling of the story and theme earned him critical acclaim. The success of the film established East India Company on a large scale across the "Indian film map". The film had the popular pair of Gul Hamid and Patience Cooper who were married to each other till Hamid's death in 1936. Their next film together was 'Khyber Pass' (1936), scripted and directed by Hamid.
Soundtrack
The music director was K. C. Dey, and the lyricist was Akbar Khan Peshawri.
Songlist
References
Buy Baghi Sipahi now from Amazon
<-- Return to movies from 1936