Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje 1955

Synopsis:

Dancer maestro Mangal Maharaj wants his son, Girdhar, who is a dancer par excellence, to enter the once-in-ten-years Nateshwar Utsav dance competition, win it, and be crowned the Bharat Natraj. While Girdhar can do a solo dance number, he is also required to dance the Shiv-Parvati Tandav dance with a female partner. Mangal Maharaj would like Roopkala to be his partner, but ends up being disappointed with her. Now with only a year left for the Utsav, he chances upon talented dancer and singer, Neeladevi, and recruits her. He subjects her to strenuous training and he is pleased with her performance. Then he finds out that Girdhar and Neela have fallen in love with each other, and their involvement is interfering with their performance. Unhappy with Neeladevi, he dismisses her, and sets forth to look for another dancer. The question remains: Will he be able to find another one, train her, and make her compete just in time for the Utsav, or will he lose this opportunity altogether and ...

Directed by: Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre
Written by: Dewan Sharar
Runtime: 143 minutes
Cast:
Sandhya Shantaram
Sandhya Shantaram
Neela 
Gopi Krishna
Gopi Krishna
Girdhar 
Keshavrao Date
Keshavrao Date
Mangal 
Madan Puri
Madan Puri
Manilal 
Manorama
Manorama
Bindya 
Bhagwan Dada
Bhagwan Dada
Badlu