Said-e-Havas (1936)

Hindi movie · · 150 min · TMDB 10/10

A screen adaptation of Agha Hashar Kashmiri’s Urdu play, itself based on Shakespeare’s King John. In the film (a stage-play recording), Modi plays the analogue of Shakespeare’s Hubert (named Kazal Beg), and the story follows the central events of King John.

Cast: Sohrab Modi, Eruch Tarapore, Sadat Ali.

Directed by Sohrab Modi.

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