Payal Ki Jhankaar(1980)
Payal Ki Jhankaar is a 1980 Indian Hindi romance film directed by Satyen Bose and produced by Tarachand Barjatya. The film stars Alankar Joshi, Komal Mahuvakar, and Surinder Kaur in lead roles. It follows Shyama, an orphaned village girl with a natural talent for dance, who escapes her abusive relatives to pursue classical training under a wise guru. The film explores the Guru-Shishya tradition and the conflict between artistic purity and worldly fame. It was selected as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 53rd Academy Awards. The music was composed by Raj Kamal, and the film is noted for featuring the debut song of playback singer Alka Yagnik.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- Hungama Play, Prime Video, YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1980
- Director
- Satyen Bose
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 54m
- Rating
- 5.6/10
Storyline
A young orphan girl named Shyama is mistreated by her uncle and aunt. She loves to dance and dreams of becoming a great performer. With the help of her best friend Gopal, she runs away from home and finds a guru who teaches her classical dance. She must then compete against a famous dancer to prove her talent.
“The tinkling of anklets never stops.”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Payal Ki Jhankaar
Cast reunions in this film: Rupini & Satyen Bose (2 films together).
Trivia
- The film's title song 'Payal Ki Jhankaar' was sung by the legendary Lata Mangeshkar.
- Director Satyen Bose was known for family dramas but this film focused on a dance-centric plot.
- Actress Moushumi Chatterjee, who played Shyama, was a popular lead in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- The movie was not a major commercial success upon its release in 1980.
- It featured music by composer Usha Khanna, one of the few prominent female music directors in Hindi cinema at the time.
- The story highlights the societal disapproval of dance as a career for women during that era.
- Actor Shashi Kapoor was initially considered for a role but did not appear in the final cast.