Desh Deepak 1935

Desh Deepak is a 1935 Indian Bollywood costume film released on 1935. The film is directed by J. B. H. Wadia.
Unusual Parsee theatre-influenced costume thriller written by noted stage and film writer Joseph David (Alam Ara, 1931). Two sisters vie for power in a kingdom. The elder one (Iqbal), thogh hampered by a perfidious general (Sayani) wins and persecutes the younger one (Sharifa) who has the support of the elder ones husband (Sardar Mansoor). She captures her brother-in-law but he refuses to abandon his patriotic ideals. The nasty generals daughter (Bano), having lost her lover (Puri) in the war, mobilises the army for a pacifist campaign with the support of an adventurous duo (Nadia and Parsee Charlie) who penetrate the enemy fortress disguised as dancers. Director J.B.H. Wadia saw this film as representing anti-war propoganda and include, in hs directorial credit, another one for the pacifistic incidents in the scenario. [Source: Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema] Check out this page for more updates on Desh Deepak.