Director: V. Shantaram; Writer: Dewan Sharar; Producer: V. Shantaram; Cinematographer: G. Balakrishna; Editor: Chintamani Borkar; Cast: Gopi Krishna, Sandhya, Keshavrao Date, Master Bhagwan, Madan Puri, Manorama, Mumtaz Begum, Nana Palsikar, Jayshree Gadkar, Chandrakanta, Chowde Maharaj, Nimralkar
Duration: 02:23:26; Aspect Ratio: 1.333:1; Hue: 3.657; Saturation: 0.121; Lightness: 0.498; Volume: 0.244; Cuts per Minute: 8.234; Words per Minute: 21.466
Summary: Dancer maestro Mangal Maharaj wants his son, Girdhar, who is a dancer par excellence, to enter the once-in-ten-years Nateshwar Utsav dance competition, win it, and be crowned the Bharat Natraj. While Girdhar can do a solo dance number, he is also required to dance the Shiv-Parvati Tandav dance with a female partner. Mangal Maharaj would like Roopkala to be his partner, but ends up being disappointed with her. Now with only a year left for the Utsav, he chances upon talented dancer and singer, Neeladevi, and recruits her. He subjects her to strenuous training and he is pleased with her performance. Then he finds out that Girdhar and Neela have fallen in love with each other, and their involvement is interfering with their performance. Unhappy with Neeladevi, he dismisses her, and sets forth to look for another dancer. The question remains: Will he be able to find another one, train her, and make her compete just in time for the Utsav, or will he lose this opportunity altogether and wait for another 10 years?
Keshavrao Date, the Guru saying the Kathak bol with Sandhya and Gopi Krishna dancing, A pan from left to right shows Jayshree Gadkar in passing, sitting second from left in the background. This was her first film appearance.
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