Leans Traditional
7.0
Chandramukhi
(2005)
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Gul-e-Bakavali (1924)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Viewer Rating
Not Rated
Overview
Based on a popular legend, this silent film tells the story of the fairy Bakavali and her divine flower, the Gul, which possesses healing powers. Taj-ul-Mulk, a prince from the East, seeks the flower to cure his blind father. The legend's origins are debated: one version traces it to a 19th-century translation of a Persian tale, while another points to a 16th-century narrative from Abely Sheikh. The story was a favorite on the Parsee stage, particularly the scenes where Taj-ul-Mulk battles his villainous brothers, who steal the flower. The tale also features Bakavali turning to stone and her eventual human rebirth.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Hinduism: Positive
Overview
Based on a popular legend, this silent film tells the story of the fairy Bakavali and her divine flower, the Gul, which possesses healing powers. Taj-ul-Mulk, a prince from the East, seeks the flower to cure his blind father. The legend's origins are debated: one version traces it to a 19th-century translation of a Persian tale, while another points to a 16th-century narrative from Abely Sheikh. The story was a favorite on the Parsee stage, particularly the scenes where Taj-ul-Mulk battles his villainous brothers, who steal the flower. The tale also features Bakavali turning to stone and her eventual human rebirth.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film, as a mythological/fantasy, primarily explores universal moral themes such as good versus evil, destiny, and righteous conduct, which are generally apolitical rather than explicitly promoting specific modern political ideologies.
The film features a cast appropriate to its South Asian cultural origin, reflecting visible diversity without engaging in explicit race or gender swaps of traditionally white roles. The narrative does not appear to critically portray traditional identities or center explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
As an early Indian mythological/fantasy film, 'Gul-e-Bakavali' likely incorporates elements of Hindu cosmology, deities, or moral frameworks. The narrative, typical of its genre and era, would implicitly affirm the dignity and efficacy of the faith's principles, such as divine intervention or virtuous conduct, without presenting any critique or negative portrayal.
The film 'Gul-e-Bakavali' by Kanjibhai Rathod, a classic mythological/fantasy tale, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative. Therefore, its net impact on LGBTQ+ portrayal is not applicable.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
There is no available information to suggest that any character canonically established as one gender in the source material, the folk tale "Gul-e-Bakawali," was portrayed as a different gender in the 1924 film adaptation.
Gul-e-Bakavali (1924) is an Indian silent film based on a South Asian folk tale. There is no evidence or historical record suggesting any character, canonically or historically established as one race, was portrayed by an actor of a different race in this production.
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