''Kalapi'' is a 1966 Indian

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directed by

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, starring

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, Pranlal Kharsani. The film was produced by Pragya Pictures, and the story was written by Prabodh Joshi. Shankar Bakel was a cinematographer.

Plot

The story of the film is based on the life of prince of

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and Gujarati poet

Kalapi Sursinhji Takhtasinhji Gohil (26 January 1874 – 10 June 1900), popularly known by his pen name, ''Kalapi'' was a Gujarati poet and the Thakor (prince) of Lathi state in Gujarat. He is mostly known for his poems depicting his own pathos. He live ...

(1874-1900), who died at age of 26.

Cast

The cast was: *

as Kalapi *

*Vishnukumar Vyas * P. Kharsani *Pratap Ojha *Nandini Desai *Narayan Rajgor *Dineshkumar *D. S. Mehta *Ashok Thakkar *Premshankar Bhatt *Ajit Soni *

*Manoj Purohit *Jayant Vyas *Miss Jayashree *Madhumati

Sound track

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt0264749 1966 films Films scored by Avinash Vyas Films shot in Gujarat Indian black-and-white films 1960s Gujarati-language films 1960s biographical films Indian biographical films Biographical films about royalty