Acting
Mahipal
Born November 24, 1919 · Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Died May 15, 2005 · aged 85
No biography available.
Known For
Shankar Parvati · 1943Shankar Parvati
★ 7.01943
Movie
A dance-based mythological featuring Shankar (Arun), the triad in the Hindu pantheon (sometimes equated with Dionysus), who dances the Tandava, the dance of destruction, when his wife Sati kills herself after she is humiliated by her father. He then retires into meditation from which he has to be awoken to rid the world of the demon Tarakasura. The seductive powers of Sati, reborn as Parvati (Bose), liven up Shankar but she has to pay for this by doing extensive penance, after which she can be accepted again by her husband as a real wife, partly through the divine intervention of Vishnu.
Cobra Girl · 1963Cobra Girl
★ 10.01963
MovieActionDrama
A princess attempts to win back her kingdom from a powerful shape-shifting sorcerer.
Tulsidas · 1954Tulsidas
★ 8.01954
MovieFamilyDrama
Sage Tulsidas faces challenges when he attempts to translate the Holy Ramayan.
Navrang · 1959Navrang
★ 5.41959
MovieDramaRomance
Diwakar is a poet and loves his wife Jamuna on everything. But Jamuna does not agree that Diwakar lives out of sheer poetry in a fantasy world and the real world less and less responsible. Diwakar goes so far that he is a fantasy woman in his wife's body creates what he calls Mohini. Diwakar will soon become a recognized poet and Jamuna gives birth to a boy. Unfortunately, the happiness does not last long: Diwakar loses his job because of a critical songs against the British. Now he can no longer feed his sickly father nor his son, who is starving. All this makes Jamuna angry, but above all Diwakars growing obsession with Mohini. As Jamuna decides to live apart from Diwakar, it is destroyed internally and no longer capable of proof. Jamuna slowly realizes that she can not live without Diwakar and forgives him.
Sunehri Nagin · 1963Sunehri Nagin
★ 10.01963
Movie
Film starring Mahipal, Helen and Sulochana Latkar
Jai Mahalakshmi · 1951Jai Mahalakshmi
★ 8.01951
Movie
Considered a curse by her cruel in-laws, a desperate woman attempts to take her own life until a priest intervenes, revealing that her continuous, unwavering devotion to the Goddess Mahalakshmi is the only key to changing her fate and restoring her prosperity.
Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp · 1952Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp
★ 8.01952
MovieActionAdventure
The film follows the adventures of Aladdin and his finding a magical lamp which helps him in attaining the love of Princess Badar.
Parasmani · 1963Parasmani
★ 6.51963
Movie
Paras (Mahipal) is lost at sea when his father's ship enters into a storm. Paras is rescued by a poor villager, who brings him up as his own. Paras grows up and accomplishes himself as a swordsman and a singer. His fame soon reaches the palace, and the emperor summons him to sing for him, which he does. Pleased with his singing, the emperor asks him for a wish, and Paras asks for the hand of his daughter (Gitanjali). Enraged, the emperor decides to punish Paras. When his plans do not succeed, he plans to kill Paras, however, Paras escapes, and in the bargain ends up rescuing the the princess, who falls in love with him. Appearing defeated, the emperor asks Paras to seek a rare gem, and if he does so, then only can be marry his daughter. Paras agrees, but he has no clue as to the whereabouts of this rare gem, neither does anyone he knows.









