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Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje

Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 27, 1955

Runtime

2h 23m

Genres

Romance, Drama

User Score

60%

Original Title

Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje

Production Companies

Rajkamal Kala Mandir

Director

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre

Description

Dancer maestro Mangal Maharaj wants his son, Girdhar, who is a dancer par excellence, to enter the once-in-ten-years Nateshwar Utsav dance competition, win it, and be crowned the Bharat Natraj. While Girdhar can do a solo dance number, he is also required to dance the Shiv-Parvati Tandav dance with a female partner. Mangal Maharaj would like Roopkala to be his partner, but ends up being disappointed with her. Now with only a year left for the Utsav, he chances upon talented dancer and singer, Neeladevi, and recruits her. He subjects her to strenuous training and he is pleased with her performance. Then he finds out that Girdhar and Neela have fallen in love with each other, and their involvement is interfering with their performance. Unhappy with Neeladevi, he dismisses her, and sets forth to look for another dancer. The question remains: Will he be able to find another one, train her, and make her compete just in time for the Utsav, or will he lose this opportunity altogether and ...