Prem Sanyas

Based On the book by Edwin Arnold

Prem Sanyas (The Light of Asia) (Die Leuchte Asiens in German) is a 1925 silent film, directed by Franz Osten and Himansu Rai. It was adapted from the book, The Light of Asia (1879) in verse, by Edwin Arnold, based on the life of Prince Siddhartha Gautama, who founded Buddhism by becoming the Buddha or the "Enlightened one".

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Release date:

October 22, 1925

Director:

Franz Osten, Himanshu Rai

Cast:

Seeta Devi, Himanshu Rai, Sarada Ukil

Genre:

Drama, Silent

Country:

British Raj, Germany

Year page:

1925 in adaptations