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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Nartakee<br />
| image =<br />
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| director = [[Nitin Bose]]<br />
| producer = Mukund Trivedi<br />
| writer = Dhruv Chatterji<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]]<br>[[Sunil Dutt]]<br>[[Om Prakash]]<br>[[Agha (actor)|Agha]]<br />
| music = [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]]<br />
| cinematography = Nana Ponkshe<br />
| editing = [[Bimal Roy]]<br />
| studio = Film Bharati<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|1963}}<br />
| runtime = 128 minutes<br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindi language|Hindi]]<br />
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'''''Nartakee ''''' (Dancer) is a 1963 Indian social film directed by [[Nitin Bose]].<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rF8ABAAAQBAJ&pg=RA3-PA1962|accessdate=5 August 2015|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-1-135-94325-7|pages=3–}}</ref> 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 Khan|Saroj]]. The music director was [[Ravi (music director)|Ravi]] and the lyricist was [[Shakeel Badayuni]]. The film starred [[Sunil Dutt]] and [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] in key roles with [[Om Prakash]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], Zeb Rehman, Pritibala and [[Aruna Irani]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Nartaki (1963)|url=http://www.citwf.com/film238664.htm|website=citwf.com|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref><br />
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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".<ref name=Guardian>{{cite news|last1=Gupta|first1=Ranjan Das|title=Nanda was Guardian angel to newcomers|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/investigation/nanda-was-guardian-angel-to-newcomers|accessdate=5 August 2015|agency=The Sunday Guardian|publisher=The Sunday Guardian|date=29 March 2014}}</ref><br />
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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).<br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Nanda (actress)|Nanda]] as Lakshmi<br />
* [[Sunil Dutt]] as Professor Nirmal Kumar<br />
* [[Om Prakash]] as Seth Jamnadas<br />
* [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Azaad<br />
* Zeb Rehman<br />
* Pritibala as Ratna<br />
* [[Aruna Irani]] <br />
* [[Nana Palsikar]] as Professor Varma<br />
* Chandrima Bhaduri as Lakshmi's Aunt, Rampiary<br />
* Moni Chatterjee as the Principal<br />
* Polson<br />
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==Soundtrack==<br />
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]].<ref name=MG>{{cite web|last1=Paul|first1=Sumit S.|title=No Muslim Lyricists Worth Mentioning?|url=http://www.milligazette.com/news/6925-no-muslim-lyricists-worth-mentioning-india|website=milligazette.com/|publisher=The Milli Gazette|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref> A critically acclaimed song was "Zindagi Ki Uljhanon Ko Bhool Kar" sung by Asha Bhosle.<ref name=IndiaHerald>{{cite web|title=A half-hearted salute to composer Ravi|url=http://india-herald.com/a-halfhearted-salute-to-composer-ravi-p2938-58.htm|website=india-herald.com|publisher=India Herald|accessdate=5 August 2015}}</ref> 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.<ref name=Geetmala>{{cite web|title=Nartaki 1963|url=http://hindigeetmala.net/movie/nartaki_1963.htm|website=HindiGeetmala|publisher=Hindi Geetmala|accessdate=5 August 2015|ref=Songs}}</ref><br />
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===Songlist===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! # !! Title !!Singer <br />
|- <br />
| 1<br />
| "Zindagi Ke Safar Mein Akele The Ham"<br />
| [[Mohammed Rafi]]<br />
|-<br />
| 2<br />
| "Hum Tumse Mohabbat Kar Baithe"<br />
| [[Mahendra Kapoor]]<br />
|-<br />
| 3<br />
| "Zindagi Ki Uljhanon Ko Bhool Kar"<br />
| [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
|-<br />
| 4<br />
| "Aaj Duniya Badi Suhani Hai"<br />
| Asha Bhosle<br />
|-<br />
| 5<br />
| "Insaan Mohabbat Mein"<br />
| Asha Bhosle<br />
|-<br />
| 6<br />
| "Agar Koi Humko Sahara Na Dega"<br />
| [[Usha Mangeshkar]]<br />
|-<br />
| 7<br />
| "Tumne Ankho Se Pee Ho To"<br />
| Asha Bhosle<br />
|-<br />
| 8<br />
| "Pucho Koi Sawal Bacho Pucho Koi Sawal"<br />
| [[Usha Khanna]], Usha Mangeshkar, Kamal Barot, Mohammed Rafi<br />
|}<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|id=0057356|title=Nartakee }}<br />
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[[Category:1963 films]]<br />
[[Category:1960s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian dance films]]<br />
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