Desh Deepak (1935)

IN · 160 min · 1935

Directed by: J.B.H. Wadia

Written by: Joseph David, Munshi Sarfarez, J.B.H. Wadia

Unusual Parsee theatre-influenced costume thriller. Two sisters vie for power in a kingdom. The elder one, though hampered by a perfidious general, wins and persecutes the younger one who has the support of the elder one's husband. She captures her brother-in-law but he refuses to abandon his patriotic ideals. The nasty general's daughter, having lost her lover in the war, mobilizes the army for a pacifist campaign with the support of an adventurous duo who penetrate the enemy fortress disguised as dancers.