Shakuntala (1920 film) explained

Shakuntala
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Director:	Suchet Singh^[1]
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Country:	India

Shakuntala is a 1920 film^[2] directed by Suchet Singh.

Plot

Raja Dushyanta going to hunt in a forest happens upon a beautiful maiden, her name was Shakuntala. Raja instantly falls in love with her. He gives her a ring as a symbol of his affection and commitment to marry. After return, Raja has an attack of amnesia and Shakuntala loses the ring in a lake, so she could not convince him of who she is.

Cast

• Dorothy Kingdon as Shakuntala
• Goharjaan as Raja Dushyanta
• Samson as Sampson
• Sutria as Mrs. Sutria
• Signorina Albertini
• Khorshedji Engineer
• Kanjibhai Rathod
• Rewashankar
• Dadibhai Sarkari
• Isaac Simon

Notes and References

1. Book: Richard Abel. Encyclopedia of Early Cinema. 2005. Taylor & Francis. 978-0-415-23440-5. 591.
2. Book: Ashish Rajadhyaksha. Paul Willemen. Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. 10 July 2014. Routledge. 978-1-135-94318-9. 244.