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He launched Minerva Movietone in 1936. His early films at Minerva dealt with contemporary social issues such as alcoholism in Meetha Zaher (1938) and the right of Hindu women to divorce in Talaq (1938). Though the films did well, what attracted Modi was the historic genre.
Jhansi Ki Rani (transl. Queen of Jhansi) is a 1953 Indian Hindi-language historical drama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi for his Minerva Movietone production banner.
Minerva Movietone. Est: 1936 by Sohrab Modi and his brother Rustom. It emerged from Stage Films, set up in 1935 to film the stage repertoire of Rustom’s group, Arya Subodh Natak Mandali.
Pukar (Urdu: پُکار) is a 1939 Urdu film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi at the production house, Minerva Movietone. The film is about Mughal emperor Jehangir's legendary justice and his inner conflict when his wife kills an innocent citizen by mistake.
Jan 19, 2019 · Mehtab in Sohrab Modi’s Jhansi Ki Rani (1953) | Minerva Movietone. If you so much as point a camera at a painting or statue of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi astride her horse, her sword held high and...
In 1936, Sohrab founded his production house, Minerva Movietone, which became well-known for historical movies. A few of the most popular ones include Pukar (1939), Sikander (1941), and Prithvi Vallabh (1943).
Jan 27, 2023 · As part of a contract between Modi’s Minerva Movietone studios and Judd’s production company The Film Group, Judd helped secure funding for Jhansi Ki Rani in addition to securing the studio for work on the production of Rod Amateau’s 1952 Technicolor film Monsoon.
