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kobvindex_ZLB15712311
Umfang:
1 DVD-Video (ca. 142 Min.)
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NTSC
Serie:
Cinemas of India : collector's edition ; [DVD-Video]
Inhalt:
Born in an unknown dhangar (shepherd) family in the late 1720's Ahilya became the daughter- in-law of Malharrao Holkar, the first Maratha Subhedar (Governor) of Malwa in Central India. Ahilya was in her twenties and a mother of two children when the sudden death of her husband Khanderao led her towards sati - the ritual burning on husband's funeral pyre. Malharrao prevented this tragedy and groomed her into handling administrative duties for the Holkar State - thus Ahilya overcame barriers of tradition with austerity and hard work to achieve venerable social status at a young age. Her daughter's delayed marriage, her errant son's descent into madness and political intrigue over issues of succession of Malwa leadership have all become folk legends, but her piety and dedication raised her to an exalted status of a religious reformer and an ideal ruler who initiated, executed and maintained an Empire of Charities; from Dwarka to Benares and from Hrishikesh to Rameshwaram she created an identity of a united India above and beyond any political boundaries of the time. "Devi" Ahilyabai is not just a bio-epic or docu-drama, but with scintillating music including sixteen songs, a historic film that integrates facts, folklore and legend that together underline the inherent contradictions between the rights and duties of rulers in our society. (Covertext)
Anmerkung:
Ländercode: 0
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Orig.: Indien, 2002
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Engl. Untertitel
Sprache:
Hindi
Schlagwort(e):
Ahalya Bai Holkar 〈Indore, Rani〉
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Film
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DVD-Video
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DVD-Video
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