Gul-E-Bakavali (1924)

Gul-E-Bakavali is a Hindi-language film from 1924 directed by Kanjibhai Rathod, starring Zubeida and Fatma Begum.

Gul-E-Bakavali (lit. 'Flower of Bakavali') is a 1924 Indian silent fantasy film written in Gujarati by Mohanlal Dave, directed by Kanjibhai Rathod, and produced by the Kohinoor Film Company. The film stars Zubeida as Bakavali and Khalil as Taj-ul-Mulk. The film's story adapts a popular legend centered on a mystical flower believed to have healing powers, and a prince who seeks it to cure his father's blindness. Gul-E-Bakavali is described by film scholars as the 'first all-India super hit' and among the most successful silent films.

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