देश दीपक

Desh Deepak is a Parsee theatre-influenced costume drama from J.B.H. Wadia in which two sisters vie for power in a kingdom — the elder, though obstructed by a treacherous general, ultimately prevails and turns against the younger who had the support of the elder's own husband. The moral drama of dynastic conflict is resolved through the elder sister's eventual triumph. Master Mohammed served double duty as both music director and lead actor. The film marks an early screen appearance of Fearless Nadia — then still called Mary — in a small cameo as a slave girl, the role that earned her a recommendation for the starring part in Hunterwali the same year.

Composed by Master Mohammed (who also acted in the film). Songs in Wadia Movietone's popular action style; lyricist undocumented.

J.B.H. Wadia's early directorial work that helped define Wadia Movietone's house style of high-action costume dramas with patriotic overtones. The cameo appearance of Fearless Nadia in a slave-girl role directly led to her being cast in Hunterwali, transforming her into India's first stunt-heroine star.