Jagwal was the first Garhwali movie made in 1983 by Parashar Gaur.[1][2] Jagwal is a Garhwali word which means 'the long wait'. It is a family melodrama that revolves around the story of a young woman.[3][4][5]

Jagwal
Directed byParashar Gaur
Release date
  • 1983 (1983)
CountryIndia
LanguageGarhwali

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The story goes like this: a young wife had to wait seven years for her husband as he is arrested and sentenced for murder charges. This happened immediately after their marriage. Her husband advises her to marry his younger brother or run away from home. However, she refuses to follow her husband's advise and decides to wait for him.[6]

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  1. ^ Lohani, Girish (27 December 2018). "देश में बनी पहली गढ़वाली फिल्म थी 'जग्वाल'". Kafal Tree. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  2. ^ "जग्वाल - उत्तराखंड की पहली गढ़वाली फिल्म | Jagwal - Uttarakhand First Garhwali Film". umjb.in. Retrieved 20 April 2022.[permanent dead link]
  3. ^ "दून में यहां देखिए बड़े पर्दे पर गढ़वाली फिल्म". Amar Ujala (in Hindi). Retrieved 26 August 2022.
  4. ^ Beaster-Jones, Jayson; Sarrazin, Natalie (4 October 2016). Music in Contemporary Indian Film: Memory, Voice, Identity. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 978-1-317-39970-4.
  5. ^ Negga, Delombera; Szirmai, Monika; Chan, Daniel (2017). Language Policy, Ideology and Educational Practices in a Globalised World: Selected papers from the PLIDAM 2014 Conference on "Policy and ideology in language teaching and learning: actors and discourses". Archives contemporaines. ISBN 978-2-8130-0277-8.
  6. ^ Bisht, Brijmohan (6 March 2013). "Cinema in Uttarakhand - Garhwali and Kumaoni Cinema Uttarakhand Films and Theatre". www.euttaranchal.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.

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