Nartaki (1963 film)

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Nartakee
Directed by Nitin Bose
Written byDhruv Chatterji
S. M. Prabhakar
Produced byMukund Trivedi
Starring Nanda
Sunil Dutt
Om Prakash
Agha
CinematographyNana Ponkshe
Edited by Bimal Roy
Music by Ravi
Production
company
Film Bharati
Release date
  • 1963 (1963)
Running time
128 minutes
Country India
Language Hindi

Nartakee (Dancer) is a 1963 Indian social film directed by Nitin Bose. [1] The story and screenplay were written by Dhruv Chatterji, with dialogues by S. K. Prabhakar. Produced by Mukund Trivedi for Film Bharti, its director of photography was Nana Ponkshe. Director Bimal Roy did the editing for the film. Choreography was by Sohanlal, assisted by choreographer Saroj. The music director was Ravi and the lyricist was Shakeel Badayuni. The film starred Sunil Dutt and Nanda in key roles with Om Prakash, Agha, Zeb Rehman, Pritibala and Aruna Irani. [2]

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According to Nanda, as stated in an interview to journalist Ranjan Das Gupta, "It was Nitin Bose who extracted the best from me as an actress in Nartaki. He followed Satyajit Ray's style of realistic film making and advised me to use the least amount of makeup". [3]

The story was about a dancing girl (Nanda) brought up in the courtesan milieu, who wants to better herself with an education. She is helped amidst great societal clash, by a newly arrived Professor (Sunil Dutt).

Plot

A modern reformist professor helps a tawaif(courtesan) in her endeavor to achieve a high academic level and respectability. They face open opposition and hostility by society but do not relent.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Ravi, with Shakeel Badayuni's lyrics. One of the popular song from this film was "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Akele The Ham" sung by Mohammed Rafi. [4] A critically acclaimed song was "Zindagi Ki Uljhanon Ko Bhool Kar" sung by Asha Bhosle. [5] The other popular song was "Aaj Duniya Badi Suhani Hai" sung by Asha Bhosle. The playback singers were Asha Bhosle, Mahendra Kapoor, Mohammed Rafi, Usha Khanna and Usha Mangeshkar. [6]

Songlist

#TitleSinger
1"Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Akele The Ham" Mohammed Rafi
2"Hum Tumse Mohabbat Kar Baithe" Mahendra Kapoor
3"Zindagi Ki Uljhanon Ko Bhool Kar" Asha Bhosle
4"Aaj Duniya Badi Suhani Hai"Asha Bhosle
5"Insaan Mohabbat Mein"Asha Bhosle
6"Agar Koi Humko Sahara Na Dega" Usha Mangeshkar
7"Tumne Ankho Se Pee Ho To"Asha Bhosle
8"Pucho Koi Sawal Bacho Pucho Koi Sawal" Usha Khanna, Usha Mangeshkar, Kamal Barot, Mohammed Rafi

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References

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  3. ↑ Gupta, Ranjan Das (29 March 2014). "Nanda was Guardian angel to newcomers". The Sunday Guardian. The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  4. ↑ Paul, Sumit S. "No Muslim Lyricists Worth Mentioning?". milligazette.com/. The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  5. ↑ "A half-hearted salute to composer Ravi". india-herald.com. India Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
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