Kalpana | |
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Directed by | Uday Shankar |
Screenplay by | Amritlal Nagar |
Story by | Uday Shankar |
Starring |
Uday Shankar Amala Shankar Lakshmi Kanta |
Cinematography | K. Ramnoth |
Edited by | N. K. Gopal |
Music by | Vishnudas Shirali |
Production companies |
Gemini Studios, Madras |
Distributed by | Uday Shankar Production |
Release date |
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Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Kalpana ( transl. Imagination) is a 1948 Indian Hindi-language dance film written and directed by dancer Uday Shankar. It is his only film. The story revolves around a young dancer's dream of setting up a dance academy, a reflection of Shankar's own academy, which he founded at Almora. [1] It starred Uday Shankar and his wife Amala Shankar as leads.
Kalpana was the first film to present an Indian classical dancer in the leading role, and was entirely shot as a dance ballet and a fantasy. [2] [3]
It was shown at the International Film Festival of India ( IFFI-Goa) (2008), as a part of the section "Treasures from NFAI" ( National Film Archive of India), with other "rare gems" from the archives. [4]
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The music was composed by Vishnudas Shirali, and the lyrics were penned by Sumitranandan Pant. The Bhil folk songs were written by Devilal Samar. [5]
Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Length |
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"Bharat Jai Jan Bharat" | Everyone | Devilal Samar | 03:48 |
"Behti Ja Behti Ja Sarite" | Devilal Samar | 03:21 | |
"Kya Kahoon" | Devilal Samar | 02:15 | |
"Bhil Folk Song" | Devilal Samar, Sumitranandan Pant | ||
"Deep Jalao" | Devilal Samar | 03:19 | |
"Hindustan Ka Bal Hai Hal" | Devilal Samar | 02:55 | |
"Sadiyo Ki Behoshi" | Devilal Samar | 02:57 |
Well known Tamil actress and dancer, Lakshmikantham, credited in the film as "Lakshmi Kanta" plays Kamini. 16-year-old actress Padmini and along with her sister Lalitha. [6] [7] Tamil dancer and actress Yoga of the Yoga-Mangalam sisters makes an appearance as a dancer credited as "Yogam". Small role actress P. K. Saraswathi credited as "Saraswathi" also appears as a dancer. Gopal Rao, who played a small role in Thyaga Bhoomi (1939 film), also plays a small role. Finally, Usha Kiran made her debut into films in this movie, credited as "Usha".
Satyajit Ray was said to have watched this film 16 times. [8]
In 2009, the film process of digital restoration was taken up by NFAI in collaboration with France-based Thomson Foundation. [9] In 2010, it was being restored by the World Cinema Foundation (director Martin Scorsese is a founding member). [10] [11] The restored film was released in home video format by the Criterion Collection. [12]
Kalpana | |
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Directed by | Uday Shankar |
Screenplay by | Amritlal Nagar |
Story by | Uday Shankar |
Starring |
Uday Shankar Amala Shankar Lakshmi Kanta |
Cinematography | K. Ramnoth |
Edited by | N. K. Gopal |
Music by | Vishnudas Shirali |
Production companies |
Gemini Studios, Madras |
Distributed by | Uday Shankar Production |
Release date |
|
Running time | 160 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Kalpana ( transl. Imagination) is a 1948 Indian Hindi-language dance film written and directed by dancer Uday Shankar. It is his only film. The story revolves around a young dancer's dream of setting up a dance academy, a reflection of Shankar's own academy, which he founded at Almora. [1] It starred Uday Shankar and his wife Amala Shankar as leads.
Kalpana was the first film to present an Indian classical dancer in the leading role, and was entirely shot as a dance ballet and a fantasy. [2] [3]
It was shown at the International Film Festival of India ( IFFI-Goa) (2008), as a part of the section "Treasures from NFAI" ( National Film Archive of India), with other "rare gems" from the archives. [4]
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|
The music was composed by Vishnudas Shirali, and the lyrics were penned by Sumitranandan Pant. The Bhil folk songs were written by Devilal Samar. [5]
Song Title | Singer(s) | Lyricist | Length |
---|---|---|---|
"Bharat Jai Jan Bharat" | Everyone | Devilal Samar | 03:48 |
"Behti Ja Behti Ja Sarite" | Devilal Samar | 03:21 | |
"Kya Kahoon" | Devilal Samar | 02:15 | |
"Bhil Folk Song" | Devilal Samar, Sumitranandan Pant | ||
"Deep Jalao" | Devilal Samar | 03:19 | |
"Hindustan Ka Bal Hai Hal" | Devilal Samar | 02:55 | |
"Sadiyo Ki Behoshi" | Devilal Samar | 02:57 |
Well known Tamil actress and dancer, Lakshmikantham, credited in the film as "Lakshmi Kanta" plays Kamini. 16-year-old actress Padmini and along with her sister Lalitha. [6] [7] Tamil dancer and actress Yoga of the Yoga-Mangalam sisters makes an appearance as a dancer credited as "Yogam". Small role actress P. K. Saraswathi credited as "Saraswathi" also appears as a dancer. Gopal Rao, who played a small role in Thyaga Bhoomi (1939 film), also plays a small role. Finally, Usha Kiran made her debut into films in this movie, credited as "Usha".
Satyajit Ray was said to have watched this film 16 times. [8]
In 2009, the film process of digital restoration was taken up by NFAI in collaboration with France-based Thomson Foundation. [9] In 2010, it was being restored by the World Cinema Foundation (director Martin Scorsese is a founding member). [10] [11] The restored film was released in home video format by the Criterion Collection. [12]