Nartaki (1963 film)
| Nartakee | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Nitin Bose |
| Written by | Dhruv Chatterji S. M. Prabhakar |
| Produced by | Mukund Trivedi |
| Starring | Nanda Sunil Dutt Om Prakash Agha |
| Cinematography | Nana Ponkshe |
| Edited by | Bimal Roy |
| Music by | Ravi |
Production company | Film Bharati |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Nartakee (Dancer) is a 1963 Indian social film directed by Nitin Bose. 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. The music director was Ravi and the lyricist was Shakeel Badayuni. The film starred Sunil Dutt and Nanda in key roles with Om Prakash, Agha, Zeb Rehman, Pritibala and Aruna Irani.
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".
The story was about a dancing girl (Nanda) brought up in the courtesan milieu, who wants to better herself with an education. She is helped amidst great societal clash, by a newly arrived Professor (Sunil Dutt).