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Films based on Premchand''s work(By Ankur Bhadauria)
Films based on Premchand''s work Satyajit Ray filmed two of Premchand''s
works — Sadgati and Shatranj Ke Khiladi. Sadgati (Salvation) is a short story revolving around poor Dukhi, who gets exhausted to death while hewing wood for a paltry favor. Shatranj ke Khiladi (The Chess Players) revolved around the decadence of nawabiLucknow, where the obsession with a game consumes the players, making them oblivious of their responsibilities in the midst of a crisis. Sevasadan (first published in 1918) was made into a film with M.S. Subbulakshmi in the lead role. The novel is set in Varanasi, the holy city of Hindus. Sevasadan ("House of Service") is an institute built for the daughters of courtesans. The lead of the novel is a beautiful, intelligent and talented girl called Suman. She belongs to high caste. She is married to a much older, tyrannical man. She realizes that marriage is just like prostitution except that there is only one client. Bholi, a courtesan, lives opposite Suman. Suman realizes that Bholi is "outside purdah", while she is "inside it". Suman leaves her husband and becomes a successful entertainer of gentlemen. But after a brief period of success, she ends up as a victim of a political drama played out by self-righteous Hindu social reformers and moralists. He also worked with the film director Himanshu Rai of Bombay Talkies, one of the founders of Bollywood. Films and TV serials
Sadgati (1981) (TV) Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977) Godhuli (1977) Oka Oori Katha (1977) Gaban (1966) Godaan (1963) Seva Sadan (1938) ( based on the novel Bazaar-e-Husn) Mazdoor (1934) Nirmala (TV Series, 1980s)
Published: November 30, 2007
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