Raj Nartaki

Raj Nartaki
Raj Nartaki
	Raj Nartaki
Directed by	Modhu Bose
Produced by	Wadia Movietone
Written by	Manmath Ray
Starring	Sadhona Bose,; Prithviraj Kapoor; Protima Das Gupta; Jal Khambata
Music by	Timir Baran
Cinematography	Jyotin Das; Probodh
Edited by	Shyam Das
Release date	1941;
Country	India
Language	Hindi; English; Bengali

Raj Nartaki is a 1941 Bollywood film directed by Modhu Bose under the Wadia Movietone banner.^[1] It starred the famous dancer Sadhana Bose (written as Sadhona in the title) with Prithviraj Kapoor, Jal Khambata, Nayampalli and Protima Das Gupta.^[2] It was made simultaneously in English, Bengali and Hindi. The film was distributed in Europe and US through Columbia in Hollywood. It managed to recover its cost with the virtue of being released in three languages. Raj Nartaki established J. B. H Wadia's reputation as an intellectual film maker.^[3] The story is set in the early 19th century in the Manipur Kingdom and is about social barriers and a court dancer.

Cast[edit]

Sadhona Bose as Indrani the Court Dancer
Protimadas Gupta as Riya, 1st Companion
Benita Gupta as Priya, 2nd Companion
Prithviraj as Prince Chandrakirti
Jal Khambata as High Priest Kashishwar
Nayampalli as King Jaisingh
Thapan as Captain of the Guards
Simeons as Hermit Khaipa
Prabhat Sinha as Envoy Bhadrapal

References[edit]

↑ Gopal, Murti (2008). Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Songs and Dance. U of Minnesota Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780816645787.
↑ CITWF. "Raj Nartaki 1941". CITWF database. Retrieved 28 May 2014.
↑ Kaur, Sinha (14 June 2005). Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through a Transnational Lens. p. 47. ISBN 8132103440.

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[Gopal-1] Gopal, Murti (2008). Global Bollywood: Travels of Hindi Songs and Dance. U of Minnesota Press. p. 25. ISBN 9780816645787.

[CITWF-2] CITWF. "Raj Nartaki 1941". CITWF database. Retrieved 28 May 2014.

[Kaur-3] Kaur, Sinha (14 June 2005). Bollyworld: Popular Indian Cinema Through a Transnational Lens. p. 47. ISBN 8132103440.

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