Kalpana

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Kalpana

1948

2h 40m

Musical

Drama

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Fewer than 50 Ratings

A young dancer dreams of setting up a dance academy.

David Mermelstein

Wall Street Journal

Sep 29, 2022

So accomplished is the effort -- with tableaux inspired by Sergei Eisenstein and Fritz Lang -- that it’s hard to believe this was Shankar’s first movie. It was also, sadly for us, his last.

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Elizabeth Zimmer

Village Voice

May 6, 2003

A remarkable accomplishment in any era, this 154-minute film must have staggered viewers when it appeared in 1948.

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Nov 12, 2013

A pretty loaded and staggering film, which I won't be in a hurry to watch it again anytime soon

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Uday Shankar

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Usha Kiran

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Lakshmi Kanta

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Amala Shankar

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Uday Shankar

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A young dancer dreams of setting up a dance academy.

Director: Uday Shankar
Screenwriter: Uday Shankar
Production Co: Gemini Studios
Genre: Musical, Drama
Original Language: Hindi
Runtime: 2h 40m

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