Under weekly film screenings, a Hindi film Samrat Chandragupt was screened here on Sunday at the Abhirang Auditorium of Bharat Bhavan.Being organised by Chhavi series of classical cinema, the show evoked a good response by the film lovers of the city.Released in year 1958 the film stars Bharat Bhushan, Nirupa Roy, BM Vyas, lalita Pawar having the running time of 104 minutes.
This movie depicts the personal life of Samrat Chandragupt, his trials, tribulations, and frustrations, as well as the challenges he faces to reclaim his kingdom; face-off the threat from Sikander (Alexander the great); enlist the assistance of the Yunani Greeks; his love for Helena; and be forced to make a decision of beheading his own mother as per the laws of the land.
Indian emperor Samrat Chandragupt (Bharat Bhushan) defeated Alexander The Great, establishing the Maurya empire in 321 B.C.This historical epic tells his story, his friendship with Greek soldier Seleucus Nicator.
While talking to The Pioneer, in-charge of chhavi series Prem Shankar Shukla said, “Earlier the film screenings used to happen only on special occasions, but now as a part of Bharat Bhavan’ wings Chhavi has begun screening movies on regular basis. For past one year we are screening movies of different genres which are much enjoyed by the audiences,” he added.
With New Year, screenings would be different, about this Shukla said, “Recently we conducted a film festival on movies based on Shakespeare’s novels, and then we conducted a fest on Guru Dutt then Sohrab Modi so there have been variations with which the audiences were treated. Different genres of films and some more classics would be screened in the coming year and moreover some more film festivals would be organised along with the regular screenings of the movies.”