The Khayal Saga (1989)
ख्याल गाथा
A music student listens to stories and legends about the birth and evolution of the Khayal form of classical Indian singing. These stories are re-enacted by actors who play several key figures throughout the history of classical music.
- Date of release
- 1989-01-26
- TMDB
- 6.6 / 10 (5)
- Runtime
- 1h 43m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Director
- Kumar Shahani
Casting
- Mita Vashisht — Rani Rupmati
- Mangal Dhillon — Baaz Bahadur
- Rajat Kapoor — Music Student
- Birju Maharaj
- Alaknanda Samarth
- Navjot Hansra
- Zia Mohiuddin Dagar — Self
- Alpana Shukla
- Anandi Ramchandran
- Uday Bhawalkar
- Ganeev Rajkothiya
- Pankaj
Interesting facts
Khayal Gatha is a 1989 Indian experimental film written and directed by Kumar Shahani. The film is about the history of the Khayal genre of Indian classical singing. The film also traces the relationship of Khayal genre with Indian classical dance.
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