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Shankar Parvati (1943)

1943-04-03 · 2h 2m · HI
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A dance-based mythological featuring Shankar (Arun), the triad in the Hindu pantheon (sometimes equated with Dionysus), who dances the Tandava, the dance of destruction, when his wife Sati kills herself after she is humiliated by her father. He then retires into meditation from which he has to be awoken to rid the world of the demon Tarakasura. The seductive powers of Sati, reborn as Parvati (Bose), liven up Shankar but she has to pay for this by doing extensive penance, after which she can be accepted again by her husband as a real wife, partly through the divine intervention of Vishnu.

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Sadhona BoseSadhona BoseParvatiArunArunShankarBrijmalaBrijmalaKamala ChatterjeeKamala ChatterjeeMahipalMahipalNarmada ShankarNarmada Shankar

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Director preference3359339Actor preference1075045 · 777156 · 3383928Country preferenceInDecade preference1940Runtime preferenceMedium

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What is Shankar Parvati about?

A dance-based mythological featuring Shankar (Arun), the triad in the Hindu pantheon (sometimes equated with Dionysus), who dances the Tandava, the dance of destruction, when his wife Sati kills herself after she is humiliated by her father. He then retires into meditation from which he has to be awoken to rid the world of the demon Tarakasura. The seductive powers of Sati, reborn as Parvati (Bose), liven up Shankar but she has to pay for this by doing extensive penance, after which she can be accepted again by her husband as a real wife, partly through the divine intervention of Vishnu.

How long is Shankar Parvati?

Shankar Parvati has a runtime of 122 minutes.