Raj Nartaki
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Directed byModhu Bose
Written byManmath Ray
Produced byWadia Movietone
StarringSadhona Bose,
Prithviraj Kapoor
Protima Das Gupta
Jal Khambata
Prithviraj Kapoor
Protima Das Gupta
Jal Khambata
| Raj Nartaki | |
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Raj Nartaki | |
| Directed by | Modhu Bose |
| Written by | Manmath Ray |
| Produced by | Wadia Movietone |
| Starring | Sadhona Bose, Prithviraj Kapoor Protima Das Gupta Jal Khambata |
| Cinematography | Jyotin Das Probodh |
| Edited by | Shyam Das |
| Music by | Timir Baran |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Hindi English Bengali |
Raj Nartaki is a 1941 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Modhu Bose under the Wadia Movietone banner.[1] It starred the famous dancer Sadhana Bose (written as Sadhona in the title) with Prithviraj Kapoor, Jal Khambata, Nayampalli and Protima Das Gupta.[2] 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.[3] The story is set in the early 19th century in the Manipur Kingdom and is about social barriers and a court dancer.