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The Khayal Saga (1989)

1h 43m

Running Time

The Khayal Saga (1989)

Name: The Khayal Saga
Genre: Drama, Music
Released: 1989-01-26

1h 43m

Running Time

Plot.

A music student listens to stories and legends about the birth and evolution of the Khayal form of classical Indian singing. These stories are re-enacted by actors who play several key figures throughout the history of classical music.

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Cast & Crew.

Mita Vashisht

Rani Rupmati

Mangal Dhillon

Baaz Bahadur

Rajat Kapoor

Music Student / Assistant Director

Birju Maharaj

Alaknanda Samarth

Navjot Hansra

Zia Mohiuddin Dagar

himself

Kumar Shahani

Director / Writer

Kamal Swaroop

Dialogue

Sujata Narula

Assistant Editor

Anup Singh

Assistant Director

Roshan Sahani

Music Producer

Alok Upadhyay

Assistant Director of Photography

Rajiv Jain

Assistant Director of Photography

A M Padmanabhan

Sound Designer / Sound Mixer

Vikram Joglekar

Sound

Ashamki Acharya

Dialogue

B. Narayanswami

Line Producer

Bhanu Athaiya

Costume Designer

Paresh Kamdar

Editor

K.K. Mahajan

Director of Photography

Details.

Release Date
January 26, 1989

Original Name
ख्याल गाथा

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 43m

Genres
Drama Music

Last updated: 2024-01-24

This Movie Is About.

khayal

Wiki.

Khayal Gatha (English: The Saga of Khayal) is a 1989 Indian experimental film written and directed by Kumar Shahani. The film is about the history of the Khayal genre of Indian classical singing. The film also traces the relationship of Khayal genre with Indian classical dance.The film marked the acting debut of Rajat Kapoor, who was unknown at the time, but got his big international break in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding as a sexually abusive uncle and later got his mainstream Bollywood break in Dil Chahta Hai.