1941 Indian film
Raj Nartaki is a 1941 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Modhu Bose under the Wadia Movietone banner.[1] It starred the famous dancer Sadhana Bose (written as Sadhona in the title) with Prithviraj Kapoor, Jal Khambata, Nayampalli and Protima Das Gupta.[2] It was made simultaneously in English, Bengali and Hindi. The film was distributed in Europe and US through Columbia in Hollywood. It managed to recover its cost with the virtue of being released in three languages. Raj Nartaki established J. B. H Wadia's reputation as an intellectual film maker.[3] The story is set in the early 19th century in the Manipur Kingdom and is about social barriers and a court dancer.
Cast
- Sadhona Bose as Indrani the Court Dancer
- Protimadas Gupta as Riya, 1st Companion
- Benita Gupta as Priya, 2nd Companion
- Prithviraj as Prince Chandrakirti
- Jal Khambata as High Priest Kashishwar
- Nayampalli as King Jaisingh
- Thapan as Captain of the Guards
- Simeons as Hermit Khaipa
- Prabhat Sinha as Envoy Bhadrapal
References
- ^ Gopal, Murti (2008). Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Songs and Dance. U of Minnesota Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780816645787.
- ^ CITWF. "Raj Nartaki 1941". CITWF database. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
- ^ Kaur, Sinha (14 June 2005). Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through a Transnational Lens. SAGE Publications. p. 47. ISBN 8132103440.
External links
- Raj Nartaki at IMDb
- Raj Nartaki on indiancine.ma
- Full movie on YouTube
