Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje (1955): Besetzung, Handlung & Streaming

Released in 1955, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje is a drama and liebesfilm film directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, running about 143 minutes.

What it’s about. 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 ...

Who’s in it. Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje stars V. Gopi Krishna as Girdhar, Sandhya as Neela, Gopi Krishna as Girdhar and Keshavrao Date as Mangal, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.0/10, Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. In USA you can rent or buy it from Amazon Video. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje page.

If you liked it. Fans of Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje tend to enjoy Die Verurteilten, Der Pate, Schindlers Liste and Der Pate - Teil II.