India / Jan 01, 1976
"THE GREATEST BHARATNATYAM DANCER EVER" - SATYAJIT RAY
31min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
A documentary about the aging prima ballerina Balasaraswati (popularly known as "Bala"), the most famous exponent of the Bharatanatyam dance.
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Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Bala |
| Original language | BN |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | National Centre for Performing Arts, Government of Tamil Nadu |
| Release date | 1 gennaio 1976 |
| Production | R. Ramani, Anil Chawdhury, Bhanu Ghosh |
| Writer | Satyajit Ray |
| Editing | Dulal Dutta |
| Cinematography | Soumendu Roy |
| Assistant directors | Satyajit Ray |
| Camera operators | Soumendu Roy |
| Additional photography | Soumendu Roy |
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| Music | Sujit Sarkar, S.P. Ramanathan |
| Sound | Sujit Sarkar, S.P. Ramanathan |
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