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The Tiger Dancer

The Tiger Dancer

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 1, 1989

Runtime

1h 31m

Genres

Drama

Original Title

Bagh Bahadur

Director

Buddhadeb Dasgupta

Description

Every year, Ghunuram takes time off from his job to prepare for and appear in a folk dance in his village. His special part of the performance is called the Tiger Dance. This year is special, too; he hopes to become engaged to the daughter of his fellow performer. But a circus with a newly captured leopard has come into town. What's worse, the woman Ghunuram had hoped to woo has gone gaga over a circus performer. Not to be outdone, he prepares for a last, tragic, performance in which the tiger meets the leopard. Winner of the National Film Award for Best Picture.