Ravindra Dave (16 April 1919 – 21 July 1992) was an Indian film director, producer, editor and screenwriter. He directed more than 30 Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s including several hits like Nagina (1951), Agra Road (1957), Post Box 999 (1958), Satta Bazaar (1959), Dulha Dulhan (1964) and Raaz (1967). He turned to Gujarati cinema with his blockbuster Jesal Toral (1971) and directed more than 25 Gujarati films in the 1970s and 1980s.
Dave directed two songs for Shiri-Farhad in 1942, which was left incomplete by director Prahalad Dutt. His direction of songs impressed his uncle Dalsukh Pancholi who entrusted him with the job. In 1943, he co-directed Poonji with Vishnu R. Pancholi. The film revolves around three sisters trying to prevent their father from remarrying. His next noir film, Dhamki, was a suspense thriller.[1][3]
After the partition of India, he left Lahore and moved to Bombay (now Mumbai), India.[2] He directed social dramas, comedies, mythological as well as patriotic films. He directed several murder mysteries and suspense thrillers.[1]Sawan Bhado was his first film after moving to Bombay.[2]
Dave had planned to remake his blockbuster Nagina with Leena Chandavarkar and Sanjay Khan, but the project was delayed.[4][5] As a result, he turned his production crew to Gujarati cinema to keep them employed.[1] He directed Jesal Toral based on the local legend of Gujarat launching the careers of Upendra Trivedi and Ramesh Mehta. The film proved to be one of the biggest hits of Gujarati cinema[4][5] and ran for 25 weeks in theatres. It won 17 awards from the Government of Gujarat. The film is considered to have revived the Gujarati cinema.[1][2][4]
His other blockbuster Gujarati films include: Raja Bharathari, Hothal Padmani, Kunwarbai nu Mameru, Shetal Ne Kanthe, Malavpati Munj, Bhadar Tara Vehta Pani, Son Kansari, and Patali Parmar. His last Gujarati film was Malo Nagde starring Upendra Trivedi, Aruna Irani and Mulraj Rajda.[1][2][3]
He directed 26 Gujarati films in total. Upendra Trivedi starred in 16 of them and he collaborated with music composer Avinash Vyas on 20 of them.[1][2]
Last years
In the 1980s, he undertook a crime thriller titled Mera Pati Mera Qatil with the hope of returning to Hindi films, but the film never went into production due to his ill health and financial constraints.[1] Years later, Rakesh Roshan produced Khoon Bhari Maang with a similar plot which was declared a hit.[3]
Film historian Subhash Chheda said, "Dave brought the diminishing Gujarati culture in front of the people. The films were mostly produced for an urban audience then. He made films for a rural audience which were also well received by the urban audience. His biggest contribution [to Gujarati cinema] is bringing a new audience to Gujarati films."[2]
Due to his expertise in thriller and mystery films, Chheda called him India's Alfred Hitchcock.[3]
Personal life
Dave was married to Jashumatiben. He enjoyed driving and owned several vintage cars. He was an amateur painter, carpenter, and sculptor.[1] Dave was fondly known as Ravinbhai in the Hindi film industry and Bapa in the Gujarati film industry.[2][3]
Filmography
He directed, produced or wrote the following films:[6]
^ abcdefghijklmnDave, Hiren B. (16 April 2019). "Tribute: Director Ravindra Dave, who was 'Ravinbhai' in Hindi films and 'Bapa' for Gujarati cinema". Scroll.in. from the original on 16 April 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
^ abcdefghijVaghela, Shailendra Manshukhlal (16 April 2019). "Janmashatabdi / Gujarati Filmona Suvarnayugna Shilpi Ravindra Dave" જન્મશતાબ્દી / ગુજરાતી ફિલ્મોના સુવર્ણયુગના શિલ્પી રવીન્દ્ર દવે [Birth Centenary: Ravindra Dave The Architect of the Golden Age of Gujarati Cinema]. Divya Bhaskar (in Gujarati). from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ abcdefghiChheda, Shubhash. "Ravindra Dave: Bharatna Alfred Hitchcock" રવીન્દ્ર દવે: ભારતના આલ્ફ્રેડ હિચકૉક [Ravindra Dave: India's Alfred Hitchcock]. Mumbai Samachar (in Gujarati). from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ abcK. Moti Gokulsing; Wimal Dissanayake (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 95. ISBN978-1-136-77284-9.
^ abRamachandran, T. M.; Rukmini, S. (1985). 70 Years of Indian Cinema, 1913-1983. CINEMA India-International. p. 345. ISBN9780861320905.
^"Ravindra Dave movies and filmography". Cinestaan. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
ravindra, dave, april, 1919, july, 1992, indian, film, director, producer, editor, screenwriter, directed, more, than, hindi, films, 1950s, 1960s, including, several, hits, like, nagina, 1951, agra, road, 1957, post, 1958, satta, bazaar, 1959, dulha, dulhan, 1. Ravindra Dave 16 April 1919 21 July 1992 was an Indian film director producer editor and screenwriter He directed more than 30 Hindi films in the 1950s and 1960s including several hits like Nagina 1951 Agra Road 1957 Post Box 999 1958 Satta Bazaar 1959 Dulha Dulhan 1964 and Raaz 1967 He turned to Gujarati cinema with his blockbuster Jesal Toral 1971 and directed more than 25 Gujarati films in the 1970s and 1980s Ravindra DaveBorn 1919 04 16 16 April 1919Karachi British IndiaDied21 July 1992 1992 07 21 aged 73 Mumbai IndiaNationalityIndianOccupation s Film director producer editor screenwriterSpouseJashumatiben Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2 1 Hindi cinema 2 2 Gujarati cinema 3 Last years 4 Legacy 5 Personal life 6 Filmography 6 1 Director 6 1 1 Hindi films 6 1 2 Gujarati films 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditRavindra Dave was born on 16 April 1919 in Karachi British India modern day Pakistan in a Brahmin family 1 2 3 His family belonged to Halvad modern day Gujarat India 2 3 At the age of 14 he joined his uncle Dalsukh M Pancholi in Lahore as a production manager for his Punjabi films He learned editing from producer and director Shaukat Hussain Rizvi 1 Career EditHindi cinema Edit Dave directed two songs for Shiri Farhad in 1942 which was left incomplete by director Prahalad Dutt His direction of songs impressed his uncle Dalsukh Pancholi who entrusted him with the job In 1943 he co directed Poonji with Vishnu R Pancholi The film revolves around three sisters trying to prevent their father from remarrying His next noir film Dhamki was a suspense thriller 1 3 After the partition of India he left Lahore and moved to Bombay now Mumbai India 2 He directed social dramas comedies mythological as well as patriotic films He directed several murder mysteries and suspense thrillers 1 Sawan Bhado was his first film after moving to Bombay 2 In 1951 he directed Nagina starring Nutan and Nasir Khan The film introduced playback singer C H Atma and the music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan Following its success Dave named his production company Nagina Films He produced Satta Bazaar starring Balraj Sahni and Meena Kumari and Dulha Dulhan starring Raj Kapoor and Sadhana under the banner of Nagina Films Naina starred Geeta Bali and Abhi Bhattacharya 1 2 3 His films Moti Mahal and Char Minar were thrillers Actor Vijay Anand debuted with his film Agra Road Post Box 999 starring Sunil Dutt and Shakila was inspired by the Hollywood film Call Northside 777 Raaz starred Rajesh Khanna and Babita His last Hindi film was Road to Sikkim starring Anju Mahendru and Dev Kumar 1 3 He worked with some of the leading composers of the time including Ghulam Haider Husnlal Bhagatram Vijaysinghraje Patwardhan Shankar Jaikishan C Ramchandra Chitragupta O P Nayyar Manna Dey S D Burman Roshan Kalyanji Anandji and Ravi 1 Gujarati cinema Edit Dave had planned to remake his blockbuster Nagina with Leena Chandavarkar and Sanjay Khan but the project was delayed 4 5 As a result he turned his production crew to Gujarati cinema to keep them employed 1 He directed Jesal Toral based on the local legend of Gujarat launching the careers of Upendra Trivedi and Ramesh Mehta The film proved to be one of the biggest hits of Gujarati cinema 4 5 and ran for 25 weeks in theatres It won 17 awards from the Government of Gujarat The film is considered to have revived the Gujarati cinema 1 2 4 His other blockbuster Gujarati films include Raja Bharathari Hothal Padmani Kunwarbai nu Mameru Shetal Ne Kanthe Malavpati Munj Bhadar Tara Vehta Pani Son Kansari and Patali Parmar His last Gujarati film was Malo Nagde starring Upendra Trivedi Aruna Irani and Mulraj Rajda 1 2 3 He directed 26 Gujarati films in total Upendra Trivedi starred in 16 of them and he collaborated with music composer Avinash Vyas on 20 of them 1 2 Last years EditIn the 1980s he undertook a crime thriller titled Mera Pati Mera Qatil with the hope of returning to Hindi films but the film never went into production due to his ill health and financial constraints 1 Years later Rakesh Roshan produced Khoon Bhari Maang with a similar plot which was declared a hit 3 Ravindra Dave died on 21 July 1992 in Mumbai 1 Legacy EditFilm historian Subhash Chheda said Dave brought the diminishing Gujarati culture in front of the people The films were mostly produced for an urban audience then He made films for a rural audience which were also well received by the urban audience His biggest contribution to Gujarati cinema is bringing a new audience to Gujarati films 2 Due to his expertise in thriller and mystery films Chheda called him India s Alfred Hitchcock 3 Personal life EditDave was married to Jashumatiben He enjoyed driving and owned several vintage cars He was an amateur painter carpenter and sculptor 1 Dave was fondly known as Ravinbhai in the Hindi film industry and Bapa in the Gujarati film industry 2 3 Filmography EditHe directed produced or wrote the following films 6 Director Edit Hindi films Edit Poonji 1943 co directed Dhamki 1945 Patjhad 1948 Chunaria 1948 Naach 1949 Sawan Bhado 1949 Lachhi 1949 Chakori 1949 only producer Meena Bazaar 1950 also screenwriter Sharad Punam 1950 only producer Nagina 1951 Moti Mahal 1952 Lal Kunwar 1952 Naina 1953 Bhai Saheb 1954 Shikar 1955 Lutera 1955 Lagan 1955 Char Minar 1956 Agra Road 1957 also producer Post Box 999 1958 also producer Farishta 1958 Satta Bazaar 1959 also producer Guest House 1959 Ghar Ghar Ki Baat 1959 C I D Girl 1959 Girls Hostel 1962 Ankh Micholi 1962 Band Master 1963 Tere Dwar Khada Bhagwan 1964 Punar Milan 1964 only producer Dulha Dulhan 1964 also producer Raaz 1967 Road to Sikkim 1969 Sajan 1969 only screenwriter Gujarati films Edit Jesal Toral 1971 Raja Bharathari 1973 Hothal Padmani 1974 Kunwarbai nu Mameru 1974 Shetalne Kanthe 1975 Sant Surdas 1975 Bhaibandhi 1976 Malavpati Munj 1976 Bhadar Tara Vaheta Pani 1976 Son Kansari 1977 Paiso Bole Chhe 1977 Jay Randalma 1977 Chundadi Odhi Tara Namni 1978 Patali Parmar 1978 Bhagya Laxmi 1978 Preet Khandani Dhar 1979 Suraj Chandrani Sakhe 1979 Virangana Nathibai 1980 Koino Ladakvayo 1980 Dukhada Khame E Dikri 1981 Sheth Jagdusha 1981 Jagya Tyarthi Sawar 1981 also producer Palavade Bandhi Preet 1983 also producer Naagmati Naagwallo 1984 Malo Nagde 1985 also producer References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Dave Hiren B 16 April 2019 Tribute Director Ravindra Dave who was Ravinbhai in Hindi films and Bapa for Gujarati cinema Scroll in Archived from the original on 16 April 2019 Retrieved 10 May 2019 a b c d e f g h i j Vaghela Shailendra Manshukhlal 16 April 2019 Janmashatabdi Gujarati Filmona Suvarnayugna Shilpi Ravindra Dave જન મશત બ દ ગ જર ત ફ લ મ ન સ વર ણય ગન શ લ પ રવ ન દ ર દવ Birth Centenary Ravindra Dave The Architect of the Golden Age of Gujarati Cinema Divya Bhaskar in Gujarati Archived from the original on 10 May 2019 Retrieved 11 May 2019 a b c d e f g h i Chheda Shubhash Ravindra Dave Bharatna Alfred Hitchcock રવ ન દ ર દવ ભ રતન આલ ફ ર ડ હ ચક ક Ravindra Dave India s Alfred Hitchcock Mumbai Samachar in Gujarati Archived from the original on 11 May 2019 Retrieved 11 May 2019 a b c K Moti Gokulsing Wimal Dissanayake 17 April 2013 Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas Routledge p 95 ISBN 978 1 136 77284 9 a b Ramachandran T M Rukmini S 1985 70 Years of Indian Cinema 1913 1983 CINEMA India International p 345 ISBN 9780861320905 Ravindra Dave movies and filmography Cinestaan Retrieved 6 August 2019 External links EditRavindra Dave at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ravindra Dave amp oldid 1086054863, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
