Bhishma (1936 film)

Bhishma's Vow) is a 1936 Indian Hindu mythological film directed by P. Y. Altekar.

Shanthanu Maharaja is in love with the river goddess Ganga who drowns their seven daughters at birth.

[1] Bhishma is the first Tamil film to be based on the character of the same name from the Indian epic Mahabharata.

Shooting took place at the Calcutta-based East India Film Studios.

[1] According to Randor Guy, the film was a reasonable success "mainly because of the familiar story and songs".