
Amar Bhoopali
1952-05-01 · 125 min · ★ 7.0
Veteran director V. Shantaram spins this bio-pic about poet and musician Honaji Bala, best know for popularizing the Lavani dance form and for writing the classic raga Ghanashyam Sundara Shirdhara.
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- Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
- Production companies
- Rajkamal Kalamandir
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- India
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- Released
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Sandhya Shantaram
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