Bala

Bala

"THE GREATEST BHARATNATYAM DANCER EVER" - SATYAJIT RAY

1976•31m•6.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

6.0/10(2)

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

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Production

National Centre for Performing Arts, Government of Tamil Nadu

Language

BN

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Balasaraswati

Self

Venkataraman Raghavan

Self

Uday Shankar

Uday Shankar

Self

V. K. Narayana Menon

Self

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