Meera 1947

Meera is a 1947 Indian Bollywood devotional film released on 1947. The film is directed by E. S. Tunda.
A saint film about the life of Meera aka Meerabai (1498-1565). Born a Rajasthani princess, she married King Bhoj (Nagaiah), was later persecuted by her brothers-in-law and became an itinerant singer performing mainly in Rajasthani, Brijbhasha and Gujarati (see Kumkum Sangari, 1990). One of Indias most famous saint poets, her 1400 or so poems, handed down completely in the oral tradition, often address a demystified ideal of Krishna (Played in the film by Kumari Kamala). The film features the famous classical singer M.S. Subbulakshmi known for her Carntic-style music but also for several other, including North Indian styles. Her rendition of 18 Meera bhajans in Hindi remained for several years the definitive musical version of the lyrics. They have remained an important part of her live concerts ever since. Originally a Tamil hit, the films very successful Hindi version had the poetess-politician Sarojini Naidu introduce Subbalakshmi to a North Indian audience. The Tamil version has novelist Kalkis best known work as a lyric writer, esp. Katrinile varum geetham. Check out this page for more updates on Meera.