Documentary · India · 1976 · 31m

Bala

Bala poster

Director

Cast

Balasaraswati as Self Venkataraman Raghavan as Self Uday Shankar as Self V. K. Narayana Menon as Self

Crew

Soumendu Roy — Director of Photography Dulal Dutta — Editor Satyajit Ray — Screenplay Bhanu Ghosh — Producer Anil Chawdhury — Producer R. Ramani — Producer

Tagline

"THE GREATEST BHARATNATYAM DANCER EVER" - SATYAJIT RAY

Synopsis

A documentary about the aging prima ballerina Balasaraswati (popularly known as "Bala"), the most famous exponent of the Bharatanatyam dance.

Mood & Themes

dancer documentary music

Key Collaborators

Satyajit Ray Director Soumendu Roy Director of Photography Dulal Dutta Editor Satyajit Ray Screenplay Bhanu Ghosh Producer Anil Chawdhury Producer R. Ramani Producer

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