Summary This adaptation of Arnold's 1861 Orientalist epic opens with documentary shots of tourists in Bombay watching street performers. Then a white-bearded old man sitting under the bodhi tree tells the tourists the story of Gautama (Rai), son of King Suddodhana (Ukil) and Queen Maya (Bala), who left his consort Gopa (Seeta) and became a wandering teacher credited with founding Buddhism. The religious epic, with its idealized figures, takes up the narrative in flashback and ends with Gopa kneeling before Gautama asking to become his disciple. View more details
Directed : Franz Osten Himanshu Rai
Written : Niranjan Pal Edwin Arnold
Stars : Seeta Devi Himanshu Rai Prafulla Roy Ghosh Baba Bharti
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : Germany India
Language : None
Filming locations : Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Production companies : Dube Industries Dube Company Great Eastern Film Corporation
Summary This adaptation of Arnold's 1861 Orientalist epic opens with documentary shots of tourists in Bombay watching street performers. Then a white-bearded old man sitting under the bodhi tree tells the tourists the story of Gautama (Rai), son of King Suddodhana (Ukil) and Queen Maya (Bala), who left his consort Gopa (Seeta) and became a wandering teacher credited with founding Buddhism. The religious epic, with its idealized figures, takes up the narrative in flashback and ends with Gopa kneeling before Gautama asking to become his disciple. View more details
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Feb 6, 2025
Countries of origin : Germany India
Language : None
Filming locations : Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Production companies : Dube Industries Dube Company Great Eastern Film Corporation
