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Zalim Saudagar

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Zalim Saudagar
Directed byJ.J. Madan
Written byPandit Bhushan, based on Shakespeare
StarringKajjanbai
Khalil
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Zalim Saudagar is a Bollywood drama film. It was released in 1941. The film is also known as Merchant Of Venice.[1] It was directed by J.J. Madan and starred Khalil, Kajjanbai, Rani Premlata, and Haider Bandi in the pivotal roles.[2][3] Zalim Saudagar means "The Cruel Merchant"; this film was a film adaption of Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice, and was produced by the Radha Film Company of Calcutta.[3] The film is very difficult to obtain and few copies of it appear to exist.[4]

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  1. ^ citwf. "Merchant of Venice". citwf.com. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  2. ^ Sammons, Eddie (15 April 2004). Shakespeare: a hundred years on film. Scarecrow Press. p. 84. ISBN 978-0-8108-4446-9. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  3. ^ a b Bartholomeusz, Poonam Trivedi And Dennis (1 September 2006). India's Shakespeare: Translation, Interpretation, and Performance. Pearson Education India. p. 241. ISBN 978-81-7758-131-7. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
  4. ^ Stehr, Claudia (12 May 2007). Shakespeare as Transcultural Narrative: Te Tangata Whai Rawa o Weniti - The Maori Merchant of Venice. GRIN Verlag. p. 100. ISBN 978-3-638-67935-0. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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