Nartaki (1963 film)
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]
| Nartakee | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nitin Bose |
| Produced by | Mukund Trivedi |
| Written by | Dhruv Chatterji |
| Starring | Nanda Sunil Dutt Om Prakash Agha |
| Music by | Ravi |
| Cinematography | Nana Ponkshe |
| Edited by | Bimal Roy |
Production company | Film Bharati |
Release date |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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 Tawaif (courtesan) milieu, who wants to better herself with an education. She is helped amidst great societal clash, by a newly arrived Professor (Sunil Dutt).
Cast
- Nanda as Lakshmi
- Sunil Dutt as Professor Nirmal Kumar
- Om Prakash as Seth Jamnadas
- Agha as Azaad
- Zeb Rehman
- Pritibala as Ratna
- Aruna Irani
- Nana Palsikar as Professor Varma
- Chandrima Bhaduri as Lakshmi's Aunt, Rampiary
- Moni Chatterjee as the Principal
- Polson
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
| # | Title | Singer |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
References
- Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (10 July 2014). Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema. Taylor & Francis. pp. 3–. ISBN 978-1-135-94325-7. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "Nartaki (1963)". citwf.com. Alan Goble. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Gupta, Ranjan Das (29 March 2014). "Nanda was Guardian angel to newcomers". The Sunday Guardian. The Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- Paul, Sumit S. "No Muslim Lyricists Worth Mentioning?". milligazette.com/. The Milli Gazette. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "A half-hearted salute to composer Ravi". india-herald.com. India Herald. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- "Nartaki 1963". HindiGeetmala. Hindi Geetmala. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
Beware: two of the "authors" referenced above - Ranjan Das Gupta and Sumit Paul - are notorious for their fictitious anecdotes and for falsifying stories about well-known personalities, and have been called out repeatedly. The reader will do well to not take any of their written material seriously.