''Raj Nartaki'' is a 1941 Indian
Hindi
Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...
-language film directed by
Modhu Bose under the
Wadia Movietone
Wadia Movietone was a noted Indian film production company and studio based in Mumbai, established in 1933 by Wadia brothers J. B. H. Wadia and Homi Wadia. It was most known for stunt, fantasy and mythological films, including ''Hunterwali'' ...
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It starred the famous dancer Sadhana Bose (written as Sadhona in the title) with Prithviraj Kapoor, Jal Khambata, Nayampalli and Protima Das Gupta.
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.
The story is set in the early 19th century in the Manipur Kingdom and is about social barriers and a court dancer.
Cast
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Sadhona Bose as Indrani the Court Dancer
* Protimadas Gupta as Riya, 1st Companion
* Benita Gupta as Priya, 2nd Companion
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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
External links
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Raj Nartakion indiancine.ma
Full movie on YouTube
1940 films
1940s Hindi-language films
Indian multilingual films
Indian drama films
1940 drama films
Indian black-and-white films
1941 drama films
1941 films
1940s multilingual films
Hindi-language drama films
Meitei royalty
Meitei culture
Meitei folklore in popular culture
Cultural depictions of Indian monarchs
Indian historical drama films
History of India on film
History of Manipur
Films about courtesans in India
Films scored by Timir Baran
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