Dance of the Wind
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- Robin Mukherjee
- Rajan Khosa
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| Directed by | Rajan Khosa |
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| Story by | Rajan Khosa |
| Produced by | Karl Baumgartner[1] |
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| Cinematography | Piyush Shah |
| Edited by | Emma Matthews |
| Music by | Shubha Mudgal |
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| Distributed by | NFDC |
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Running time | 85 minutes |
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| Languages | Hindi English |
Dance of the Wind (Swara Mandal) is a 1997 Hindi-language[2] drama film co-written and directed by Rajan Khosa, in his feature-length directorial debut, and starring Kitu Gidwani and Bhaveen Gosain in lead roles.
Pallavi (Kitu Gidwani), a budding Indian classical singer, is the daughter and student of celebrated classical singer, Karuna Devi (Kapila Vatsyayan). While she was still gaining her confidence, her mother dies suddenly; due this shock Pallavi loses not just her bearings, but also her voice. Subsequently, she also loses her career, her students, and her husband (Bhaveen Gosain).[3]
It is only after she meets a young street urchin, Tara (Roshan Bano) and start teaching her, following the guru–shishya parampara (master–student tradition) of Indian classical music, as her mother once did with her, does she begin to finds herself again, and also her voice.[4]
Cast
- Kitu Gidwani as Pallavi Sehgal
- Bhaveen Gossain as Ranmal
- B.C. Sanyal as Munir Baba
- Roshan Bano as Tara
- Kapila Vatsyayan as Karuna Devi
- Vinod Nagpal as Mr Thakkar
- Punarnava Mehta as Shabda
- Ami Arora as Janaki
- Bhunvar Lal as Trader at the Market
- Ibrahim Ahmed as Monkey Man
Soundtrack
Noted Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal composed the music, while playback was given by Shweta Jhaveri, Shanti Hirannand, and Brinda Roy Choudhuri. Other noted artists who worked on soundtrack were Sarangi performer Ustad Sultan Khan and noted flautist Ronu Majumdar. The film went on to win the 'Gold Plaque for Music' at the 1998 Chicago International Film Festival.[5]