Dance of the Wind (Swara Mandal) is a 1997 Hindi-languageDance of the Wind at NFDC drama film co-written and directed by Rajan Khosa, in his feature-length directorial debut, and starring Kitu Gidwani and Bhaveen Gosain in lead roles.
Synopsis Pallavi (Kitu Gidwani), a budding Indian classical singer, is the daughter and student of celebrated classical singer, Karuna Devi (Kapila Vatsyayan). While she was still gaining her confidence, her mother dies suddenly; due this shock Pallavi loses not just her bearings, but also her voice. Subsequently, she also loses her career, her students, and her husband (Bhaveen Gosain).Overview The New York Times.
It is only after she meets a young street urchin, Tara (Roshan Bano) and start teaching her, following the guru–shishya parampara (master–student tradition) of Indian classical music, as her mother once did with her, does she begin to finds herself again, and also her voice.Synopsis bollywoodmovievideos.com.
Cast Ami Arora as Janaki Roshan Bano as Tara Kitu Gidwani as Pallavi Sehgal Bhaveen Gossain as Ranmal Vinod Nagpal as Mr Thakkar B.C. Sanyal as Munir Baba Abbas Tyrewala as Shabda Kapila Vatsyayan as Karuna Devi
Soundtrack Noted Hindustani classical singer Shubha Mudgal composed the music, while playback was given by Shweta Jhaveri, Shanti Hirannand, and Brinda Roy Choudhuri. Other noted artists who worked on soundtrack were Sarangi performer Ustad Sultan Khan and noted flautist Ronu Majumdar. The film went on to win the 'Gold Plaque for Music' at the 1998 Chicago International Film Festival.Dance of the Wind Variety.
Reception The film was premiered at the Critics' Week at 1997 Venice Film Festival, and became India's official entry at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, Melbourne International Film Festival, Jerusalem Film Festival and International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in 1998. The film went on to win several national and international awards in the following years,Dance of the Wind Preview indiaglitz.com. as it was theatrically released in twenty five countries in 1998-2001.Dance with the Wind Preview radiosargam.com.Release info imdb.com. However, it was commercially released in India not earlier than in February 2008.award-winning movie hits Indian screens Bollywood News, bollywoodworld.ca, 1 February 2008.
Channel 4 reviewed the film as "A celebration of the classical singing tradition set in contemporary New Delhi, Rajan Khosa's film captures the beauty of ancient Indian music and the culture from which it emanates."Review Channel 4.
Awards 1997: London Film Festival: Audience Award 1997: Festival of Three Continents: Audience Award 1997: Festival of Three Continents: Best Actress: Kitu Gidwani 1998: Chicago International Film Festival: Gold Plaque, Best Music: Rajan Khosa 1998: International Film Festival Rotterdam: Netpac Award Rajan Khosa Awards IMDb.com. 1998: British Asian Film Festival: Best Director: Rajan Khosa
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