| The Awakener | |
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| Directed by | D. B. Rana |
| Produced by | Jagat Murari |
| Starring |
Meher Baba Eruch Jessawala Louis van Gasteren |
| Narrated by | Roshan Taneja |
| Edited by | D. B. Rana |
| Music by | Chandavarkar Rajinder Gandhi |
| Distributed by | Films Division of India |
Release date | 1969 |
Running time | 118 min |
| Country | India |
The Awakener is a 1969 Indian anthropological ethnographic film on Meher Baba, produced by Jagat Murari, Mushir Ahmad and distributed by Films Division of India. [1] [2] [3] The Stock footage starring Meher Baba, and Eruch Jessawala is directed, compiled, and edited by D. B. Rana with narration by Roshan Taneja. [4] [5]
Background
The film footage was taken by Lud Dimpfl, Aneece Hassen, Jehangir Sukhadwala, and Mani Irani. [6] It was featured at the 4th IFFI. [7] [8] The film also features the footage of Dutch film maker Louis van Gasteren interviewing Meher Baba. [7]
References
- ^ 1952 Asian Film Directory and Who's who, p. 372
- ^ Who's who in India 1986, Guide Publications., p. 289
- ^ India Who's who, INFA Publications, 2003, p. 387
- ^ "The Awakener - Meher Baba, Jagat Murari productions" (PDF). Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Willman, Chris (18 August 1989). "MOVIE REVIEW : 'Meher Baba's' Makers Use Slo-Mo Religiously". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Sanjinés, José (24 January 2014). "Meher Baba's Silent Semiotic Output". Signs and Society. 2 (S1): S121–S159. doi: 10.1086/674313 – via CrossRef.
- ^ a b "The Awakener: a 1969 Baba Movie" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ "Zoo Manners". CFS India. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2012.
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