Nala & Damayanti (1921)
This big-budget film depicts a famous episode from the 'Mahabharata', starting with Narada's ascent of Mount Meru. It shows Swarga, the Heaven of Indra, the Transformation in the Clouds of the Four Gods into impersonations of King Nala, Swan Messengers of Love, the Transformation of Kali (the Demon of Evil) into a Serpent, the Meeting of Kali and Dwapor and the Four Gods amidst the Blue Air.
Director: Eugenio de Liguoro
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Patience Cooper as Damayanti |
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Keki Adajania as Nala |
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Dadibhai Sarkari as Karkotaka |
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Signor Manelli as Pushkar's friend (as Signor P. Manelli) |
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Master Mohan as Bidushak |
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Khorshedji Bilimoria as Kali |
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Manchersha Chapgar as Yudhisthir / The old man / The hunter |
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Khorshedji Engineer as Dwapor |
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Master Bubla as Narad |
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Isaac Simon as King Bheem |
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Reva Shankar as Indra |
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Signorina Albertini as Dancer |
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Eugenio de Liguoro as Pushkar |
| Directing | Eugenio de Liguoro | Director |
| Directing | Jyotish Bandyopadhyay | Assistant Director |
| Writing | Girish Chandra Ghosh | Writer |
| Writing | Vedavyas | Writer |
| Crew | Eugenio de Liguoro | Cinematography |
| Crew | Jyotish Sarkar | Cinematography |
| Production | Rustomji Dhotiwala | Production Manager |
