Amar Bhoopali

Amar Bhoopali

1952 · 125 min · ★ 7.0 · Romance, Drama

Veteran director V. Shantaram spins this bio-pic about poet and musician Honaji Bala, best know for popularizing the Lavani dance form and for writing the classic raga Ghanashyam Sundara Shirdhara.

Directed by Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre · Written by Vishram Bedekar

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