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Bhartrahari
Bhartrahari is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1944. The film was directed by Chaturbhuj Doshi for Navin Pictures and produced by P. B. Zaveri. The music was composed by Khemchand Prakash and the lyricist was Pandit Indra Chandra. The cast included Surendra, Mumtaz Shanti, Jehanara Kajjan, Aroon, Sulochana Chatterji and Yashwant Dave.
A devotional film it was based on folklore around the 1st century BC King Bharthari of Ujjaini. The Hindi film version shows his love for his wife Pingla, his abdication in favour of his brother Vikramaditya, and his subsequent renunciation, going on to become a famous saint-poet.