Shakuntala (1920 film)
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Original title | Shakuntala |
Directed by | [1] |
Release date | 1920 |
Country | India |
Shakuntala is a 1920 film[2] directed by .
Plot[]
Raja Dushyanta going to hunt in a forest happens upon a beautiful maiden, her name was Shakuntala. Raja instantly falls in love with her. He gives her a ring as a symbol of his affection and commitment to marry. After return, Raja has an attack of amnesia and Shakuntala loses the ring in a lake, so she could not convince him of who she is.
Cast[]
- Dorothy Kingdon as Shakuntala
- Goharjaan as Raja Dushyanta
- Samson as Sampson
- Sutria as Mrs. Sutria
- Signorina Albertini
- Khorshedji Engineer
- Kanjibhai Rathod
- Rewashankar
- Dadibhai Sarkari
- Isaac Simon
References[]
- ^ Richard Abel (2005). Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. Taylor & Francis. p. 591. ISBN 978-0-415-23440-5.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Routledge. p. 244. ISBN 978-1-135-94318-9.
External links[]
- Shakuntala at IMDb
Categories:
- 1920 films
- Indian films
- Indian black-and-white films
- Indian silent films
- Films based on works by Kalidasa
- Works based on Shakuntala (play)
- Indian film stubs