Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani
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Dr. Kotnis ki Amar Kahani is a 1946
Indian film
made in Hindi
as well as English
and directed by V. Shantaram
. The English version was titled The Journey of Dr. Kotnis.
Both the versions starred V. Shantaram
in the title role of Dr. Kotnis.
, which is itself based on the heroic life of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis
, played by V. Shantaram
in the film.
Dr. Kotnis was sent to China
during the Second World War to provide medical assistance to the troops fighting against the Japanese invasion in Yenan province.
While in China he met and courted a Chinese
girl Ching Lan, played by Jayashree. His main triumph was curing a virulent plague, but later he was captured and released by a Japanese platoon. Eventually he succumbed to the plague himself.
1946 in film
The year 1946 in film involved some significant events.-Events:*November 21 - William Wyler's The Best Years of Our Lives premieres in New York featuring an ensemble cast including Fredric March, Myrna Loy, Dana Andrews, Teresa Wright, and Harold Russell.*December 20 - Frank Capra's It's a...
Indian film
Cinema of India
The cinema of India consists of films produced across India, which includes the cinematic culture of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Gujarat, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, and West Bengal. Indian films came to be followed throughout South Asia and...
made in Hindi
Bollywood
Bollywood is the informal term popularly used for the Hindi-language film industry based in Mumbai , Maharashtra, India. The term is often incorrectly used to refer to the whole of Indian cinema; it is only a part of the total Indian film industry, which includes other production centers producing...
as well as English
English language
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and directed by V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram is a renowned Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is most known for his films like Dr...
. The English version was titled The Journey of Dr. Kotnis.
Both the versions starred V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram is a renowned Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is most known for his films like Dr...
in the title role of Dr. Kotnis.
Overview
The film was based on the story 'And One Did Not Come Back', by Khwaja Ahmad AbbasKhwaja Ahmad Abbas
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas , popularly known as K. A. Abbas, was an Indian film director, novelist, screenwriter, and a journalist in the Urdu, Hindi and English languages...
, which is itself based on the heroic life of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis
Dwarkanath Kotnis
Dwarkanath Shantaram Kotnis was one of five Indian physicians dispatched to China to provide medical assistance during the Second Sino-Japanese War in 1938...
, played by V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram
V. Shantaram is a renowned Indian filmmaker, film producer and actor. He is most known for his films like Dr...
in the film.
Dr. Kotnis was sent to China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
during the Second World War to provide medical assistance to the troops fighting against the Japanese invasion in Yenan province.
While in China he met and courted a Chinese
Han Chinese
Han Chinese are an ethnic group native to China and are the largest single ethnic group in the world.Han Chinese constitute about 92% of the population of the People's Republic of China , 98% of the population of the Republic of China , 78% of the population of Singapore, and about 20% of the...
girl Ching Lan, played by Jayashree. His main triumph was curing a virulent plague, but later he was captured and released by a Japanese platoon. Eventually he succumbed to the plague himself.
Lead Cast
- Rajaram Vankudre Shantaram ... Dwarkanath Kotnis
- Jayashree ... Ching Lan
Rest of the cast listed alphabetically
- Keshavrao DateKeshavrao DateKeshavrao Date was an Indian actor, who worked in both silent and sound movies.Shri Date tried to run his own drama company but found it difficult to perform the dual roles of manager and actor....
... Dr. Kotnis' Father - Pratima Devi ... Dr. Kotnis' mother (as Pratimadevi)
- Prof. Hudlikar ... Dr. Atal
- JankidasJankidasJankidas Mehra was a prolific Indian film actor of Hindi Cinema, cyclist, production designer and writer. He made over 1000 film appearances between the 1930s and 1997.-Sports:...
... Dr. Mukerjee (as Janki Dass) - Baburao Pendharkar ... General Fong
- Rajeshree ... Dr. Kotnis's son
- SalviSalviSalvi may refer to:* Salvi a Hindu caste found in Maharashtra, IndiaPeople with the given name Salvi:* Giovanni Battista Salvi da Sassoferrato , Italian painter* Salvi Castellucci , Italian painter...
... Dr. Cholkar - Ulhas ... Dr. Basu
- Master Vinayak ... Bundoo