1963 film by V. Shantaram

1937 film by V. Shantaram

1964 film by V. Shantaram

During the Japanese invasion of China, a young Indian doctor joins the Chinese resistance, meets and courts a Chinese girl, cures a virulent plague, and is captured by a Japanese platoon...

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.

古典舞大师 Mangal 在一所华宅的舞会上遇到一位女舞者Neela（Sandhya Shantaram饰）。大师让他的儿子Girdhar（Gopi Krishna 饰）现场秀舞。Neela被Girdhar的技巧征服，她请求Mangal收她为徒。大师提出两个条件:Neela必须把她的一生奉献给艺术，她要在即将到来的坦达罗舞蹈大赛中与Girdhar合作。两人一起练习后，她爱上了Girdhar。 与此同时，有钱的男反派Manilal觊觎着Neela。Mangal大师外出购买新的演出服，Neela与Girdhar互相表白，沉溺爱河，疏于练习。Mangal回来了，发现两人相爱了。Girdhar的舞蹈大为退步，可能不会赢得“婆罗多舞王”(Bharat Natarajan)的称号。Mangal非常愤怒，要赶走儿子。由于担心自己危及Girdhar的事业，Neela拉假装移情别恋男反派Manilal。Girdhar回到了父亲和他的艺术中。 伤心的Neela企图跳河自尽，但被好心的苦修僧救了。她决定效仿女诗圣Meerabai的榜样，把自己的一生奉献给奎师那。Girdhar找到她，表示不能忘记她，她假装不认识他，Girdhar愤怒地跟父亲离开。 Neela病了，苦修僧和仆人把她带到正在举行舞蹈比赛的寺庙。反派Manilal贿赂了Girdhar的新搭档退出比赛。Neela抱病上场，帮Girdhar赢得了比赛。最后有情人终成眷属。

Progressive, reform-minded young warden gets permission to take six surly murderers from prison to dilapidated country farm, to rehabilitate it and themselves through hard work and kindly guidance.