Jairaj Movies
- 1966
Young Terry Bowen (Jay North) joins his big-game hunting father Hugh (Clint Walker) in India after his mother dies in this sentimental adventure. Hugh loses his courage after an incident with a tiger, and Terry loses respect for his father after he shoots a young cheetah that Terry was nursing back to health. He runs away and meets Raji (Sajid Khan), a young Hindu boy who promised his dying father he would deliver a white baby elephant named Maya to a sacred jungle temple. Terry agrees to help Raji, setting the stage for colorful jungle adventures in their quest. Highlights are the Indian jungle scenes and the exotic wildlife of the region. The feature spawned a short-lived television series. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Clint Walker, Jay North, (more)
- 1963
This drama follows the nine hours that came before the assassination of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi by a Hindu radical. Naturam Godse (Horst Buchholz), a Brahmin who was rejected for service in the British Army and is horrified by the fighting between Moslem and Hindu fanatics, comes to the conclusion that the only solution to the civil unrest is to kill Gandhi (J.S. Casshyap), believing that the leader's philosophy of non-violence has only fanned the flames of unrest. In love with a married woman, Rani Mahta (Valerie Gearon), Godse spends a guilty afternoon with her as he flashes back on his life of violence and mistreatment; he also pays a call to Sheila (Diane Baker), a prostitute. Meanwhile, as civil unrest flares around him, Ghandi goes about his daily rounds, despite warnings from police chief Gopal Das (Jose Ferrer) that his life is in danger. J.S. Casshyap was a 64-year-old teacher and author before being cast as Gandhi in this, his first film role. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Horst Buchholz, José Ferrer, (more)
- 1946
A.K. Kardar directs this historical drama about the court of Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan, renowned for his strong sense of social justice and for building the Taj Mahal in honor of his dead wife. When poet Sohail (K.L. Saigal) writes a love song about Ruhi, the daughter of a prominent general, the song becomes so popular that a group of love-struck devotees crash the wedding, killing her five brothers. The wise king accepts the lass into his court, and arranges for a contest for hand in marriage: The artist who succeeds in creating heaven on earth wins. Though Sohail wins the contest, Persian artist Shiraz (Jairaj) wins her heart. The resulting quandary is solved when Ruhi is killed at the behest of the king. Following the death of his wife, Shah Jehan vows to build a monument to her and in his infinite wisdom decides that the commissioned artist -- Shiraz -- should also experience great personal loss. In the end though, Ruhi is not actually murdered and ends up with Sohail. This film was K.L. Saigal's final work. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- K.L. Saigal, Jairaj, (more)
