---
title: 'Savitri (1937)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Franz Osten'
released: '1937-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Fantasy'
countries:
  - 'British Raj'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/savitri-1937'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0029518/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Savitri (1937)

1937 · Fantasy · British Raj


## Synopsis

Savitri is a 1937 Indian Hindi-language mythological film directed by Franz Osten. It was adapted from a story in the Mahabharata by Niranjan Pal, with dialogues by J. S. Casshyap. The cinematographer was Joseph Wirsching. Saraswati Devi composed the music. According to Garga, Savitri was the "only mythological" produced by Himanshu Rai for Bombay Talkies, who were known for making "realist reform dramas". Ashok Kumar and Devika Rani played the lead roles supported by Maya Devi, Saroj Borkar, Mumtaz Ali, and Sunita Devi.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Franz Osten](https://cinepixo.com/people/franz-osten)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Saraswati Devi](https://cinepixo.com/people/saraswati-devi)
- **Producer:** [Bombay Talkies](https://cinepixo.com/people/bombay-talkies)

## Cast

- [Devika Rani](https://cinepixo.com/people/devika-rani)

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