Savitri

Genre: mythology legend

Year Published: 1937

Creator: Franz Osten

Credits: Cast: Ashok Kumar, Devika Rani, Mumtaz Ali, Sunita Devi, Maya Devi, Kamta Prasad, Saroj Borkar, M. Nazir, Susheela, Tarabai, Chandraprabha, P. F. Pithawala

Description: Savitri is born as a boon from the Sun God, to Ashwapati, the King of Madra and his wife Malawi. Savitri meets and falls in love with Satyavan, the son of the blind King Dumatasena. When Savitri decides to marry him, the sage Narada advises against it, as according to the planetary charts, he will die a year after their marriage. However, Savitri insists on going ahead, ready to take on Yama the God of death. Finally, Yama tells her she can ask three boons of him except for Satyvan's life

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