Our Prime Minister
{{Short description|1957 Indian short documentary film}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2022}}
{{Infobox film
| name =Our Prime Minister
| image =
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| director =Ezra Mir
| screenplay =Ezra Mir
| writer =Ezra Mir
| producer =Ezra Mir
| starring =Jawaharlal Nehru
| music =V. Shirali
| cinematography =N. S. Thapa
P. D. P. Rao
Indian News Reel Cameramen
| editing =U. K. Wadke
| narrator =
| studio =Films Division of India
| distributor =
| released ={{Film date|1957}}
| runtime =22 min
}}
Our Prime Minister is a 1957 Indian English language short biographical documentary film based on the life of Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent Republic of India. The film was produced, compiled and directed by Ezra Mir.{{Cite web| title = Our Prime Minister {{pipe}} Ezra Mir {{pipe}} 1957 {{pipe}} ACMI collection| accessdate = 2023-04-07| url = https://www.acmi.net.au/works/71257--our-prime-minister/}} It shows Nehru's daily activities, both his personal life with his family and professional duties as prime minister. Newsreel footage is intercut with footage shot specifically for the film.
Reception
Screen, in 1964, referred to it as "very absorbing" and generally praised the views of Nehru's private life. With its release in 1957, a newspaper said that it "reflects great credit on our Films Division and in particular, its Chief Producer, Ezra Mir ... provides intimate shots of Jawaharlalji at work and at play".{{Cite book| publisher = Publications Division, Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India| isbn = 978-81-230-1202-5| last = Kamath| first = N. J.| title = The World of Ezra Mir : A Monograph| accessdate = 2023-04-07| date = 2005| pages=36–37| url = http://archive.org/details/worldofezramirmo00kama}} However, a more critical review claims it is artificial and overly positive to Nehru but does appreciate Mir's technical skill.{{Cite news| pages = 4| title = Official Film Plugs Nehru's "Charm"| work = The Expositor| location = Brantford, Ontario, Canada| accessdate = 2023-04-07| date = 1957-08-14| url = https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122421622/official-film-plugs-nehrus-charm/}}
See also
- "Tryst with Destiny" (1947 speech)
- "The light has gone out of our lives" (1948 speech)
- Nehru (1984 film)
References
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Bibliography
- {{cite book |last1=Bajpai |first1=Anandita |title=Speaking the Nation: The Oratorical Making of Secular, Neoliberal India|date=2018 |publisher=Oxford University Press |location=New Delhi |isbn=9780199481743|pages=59–60 |doi=10.1093/oso/9780199481743.003.0002 |url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199481743.003.0002}}
Category:1950s English-language films
Category:1957 short documentary films
Category:Indian short documentary films
Category:Indian biographical films
Category:Indian political films
Category:Cultural depictions of prime ministers of India
Category:Films set in the Indian independence movement
Category:English-language short documentary films
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