Cinemaazi remembers Premchand on his birth anniversary
31 Jul 1880
Remembering the legendary writer Premchand on his birth anniversary. One of the most influential and accalimed writers of all time, he was born on 31st July, 1880. Several of his stories have formed the basis of films starting from Mazdoor (1934) which was the only film he was directly involved in and even made a cameo appearance in. Other films include Heera Moti (1959), Godaan (1963) and Sadgati (1981). Mrinal Sen's Oka Oorie Katha (1977) was based on Premchand's Kafan.
