The Court Dancer: Raj Nartaki (1941)
1h 24m
Running Time
January 2, 1941Release Date
The Court Dancer: Raj Nartaki (1941)
1h 24m
Running Time
January 2, 1941Release Date
Plot.
In Manipur, in the early years of the 19th century, graceful and enchanting court dancer Indrani has captured the heart of Prince Chandrakirti. However, Indrani is looked down upon because of her low social standing and turned away when she tries to enter the city temple. She seeks solace in a crumbling temple, where all are welcome. Meanwhile, Prince Chandra comes under pressure to marry the princess of a neighboring land and secure a peace treaty for his kingdom.
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Cast & Crew.
Sadhona Bose
Indrani - the Court Dancer / Costume Design
Protima Dasgupta
Riya / 1st Companion
Binita Gupta
Priya
Prithviraj Kapoor
Prince Chandrakriti (Hindi version)
Jal Khambata
High Priest Kashishwar
S.B. Nayampalli
King Jaisingh (as Nayampalli)
Modhu Bose
Director / Writer
Jal Khambatta
High Priest Kashishwar
B.M. Tata
Sound Engineer
Probodh Das
Director of Photography
Behram Bharucha
Sound Recordist
Shyam Das
Editor
Jyoti Prakash
Prince Chandrakriti (Bengali version)
Sudhanshu Chowdhry
Art Direction
Timir Baran
Original Music Composer
Manmatha Ray
Writer
Media.
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Wiki.
Raj Nartaki is a 1941 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Modhu Bose under the Wadia Movietone banner. It starred the famous dancer Sadhana Bose (written as Sadhona in the title) with Prithviraj Kapoor, Jal Khambata, Nayampalli and Protima Das Gupta. 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. The story is set in the early 19th century in the Manipur Kingdom and is about social barriers and a court dancer.