Nandanvan

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Nandanvan
Directed byGanpatrao Brahmbhatt
Written by
Produced byShrikumar V. Gaglani
StarringVijay Dutt
Arvind Pandya
Music by Avinash Vyas
Release date
  • 15 February 1961 (1961-02-15)
Running time
122 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Gujarati

Nandanvan is a 1961 Gujarati drama film directed by Ganpatrao Brahmbhatt and produced by Shrikumar V. Gaglani. The music was directed and composed by Avinash Vyas and features Vijay Dutt and Arvind Pandya in lead roles. The film was awarded the Certificate of Merit for Best Film Feature (Gujarati Feature Film) under the 9th National Film Awards. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Nandanvan Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes". The Times of India.
  2. Gokulsing, K. Moti; Dissanayake, Wimal (17 April 2013). Routledge Handbook of Indian Cinemas. Routledge. ISBN   9781136772917 via Google Books.
  3. "National Awards 1961 Winners". The Times of India. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  4. "Nandanvan" via www.hungama.com.