Changes between Version 1 and Version 2 of Mojili Mumbai (1925)

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Mar 5, 2012, 6:22:12 AM (13 years ago)

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Lawrence Liang

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Mojili Mumbai (1925)

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 Joshi's best-known film and, withBismi Sadi (1924), the most successful attempt to locate the narrative in the present day. Presented as a comment on the lifestyle of Bombay's rich, the film tells of the wealthy Mr Nanavati (Sandow) who is attracted to a dancer, Roshanara (Yakbal) who in turn is represented by a Dalal (agent or, more precisely, pimp) named Chhotalal (Noor Mohammed). Chhotalal plans to rob Nanavati and seizes his chance when the rich man buys a gold necklace as a present for his daughter's birthday. Chhotalal tempts Nanavati to visit Roshanara, who then seduces him and obtains the necklace. When Nanavati realises that he has been duped, he accuses
-Chhotalal, who has by then switched the necklace for a fake. The film led to a debate in the pages of the journal Be-Ghadt Mouj about questions of morality and realism in film between Shaida, the editor and himself a scenarist, and Joshi. Joshi claimed that he
+Chhotalal, who has by then switched the necklace for a fake. The film led to a debate in the pages of the journal Be-Ghadt Mouj about questions of morality and realism in film between Shaida, the editor and himself a scenarist, and Joshi. Joshi claimed that he merely wished to point to an all-too-common incident in Bombay instead of attempting to make a tragedy. The only other interesting thing about the characters is the continual reappearance in film themes (e.g. Baap
+Kamal, 1925), of a dancer of ill repute named Roshanara, based, apparently, on a real cabaret' dancer of that name.