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English: A Throw of Dice, 1929.

Director: Franz Olsten Music: Nitin Sawhney Cast: Seeta Devi, Himansu Rai, Charu Roy, Modhu Bose

A Throw of Dice (Prapancha Pash) is the third film in a pioneering trilogy of silent films made through a unique partnership between German director Franz Osten and Indian actor-producer Himansu Rai, whose films combined documentary techniques with narratives derived from Indian myths and legends. After the beautiful Sunita nurses Ranjit back to health following dramatic events during a royal tiger hunt, his wicked rival Sohat persuades him to risk his kingdom and his love in a fateful game of dice.

Shot on location in Rajasthan, the film features over ten thousand extras and an impressive array of horses, elephants and tigers. Its star actors all had major careers in Indian cinema and remain legendary and much-loved figures. Rai stars in the role of nefarious Sohat, with Charu Roy as Ranjit, and Seeta Devi (the Anglo-Indian actress born Renee Smith) as Sunita.
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Franz Osten  (1876–1956)  wikidata:Q91245
 
Description German film director, cinematographer and screenwriter
Date of birth/death 23 December 1876 Edit this at Wikidata 2 December 1956 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Munich Bad Aibling
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creator QS:P170,Q91245

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