Bandini (Hindi: बन्दिनी, Urdu: بندِنی, translation: Imprisoned) is a 1963 Hindi film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, the man who directed such classic as Do Bigha Zameen and Devdas. Bandini stars Nutan giving one of her career’s finest performances, along with Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra as leads, and explores the human conflicts of love and hate intertwined in the mind of Kalyani (Nutan). The movie tells the story of Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing, and strong yet weak Indian woman. The story is based on a book by Jarasandha, a former jail superintendent who wrote fictional versions of his experiences in, Louha-Kapat (1953), Tamasha (1958), Nyaydanda (1961). The soundtrack includes the following tracks, composed by SD Burman, and with lyrics by Shailendra. The film also mark the debut of Gulzar, who was working as an assistant director on the film as a film lyricist, initially having refused Bimal Roy on the offering saying that he didn’t want to become a lyricist, Gulzar relented only after film’s music director SD Burman convinced him so, and he wrote the song, ‘Mora Gora Ang Lai Le’ in five days. Rest of lyrics are by Shailendra, who gave classics like, the haunting ‘Mere Sajan Hain Us Paar’ in the bardic voice of SD Burman himself, Mukesh’s sad song O Jaanewale Ho Sake, where Burman da uses, Bhatiyali with a variation. Awards; * Filmfare Best Actress Award for Nutan * Filmfare Best Director Award for Bimal Roy * Filmfare Best …

Varnam- Nangaye nee paaradi Raagam: Kalyani Taalam: Adi. Bharatanatyam Annual Graduation Function 2010, Anushakti Lalit Kala Sanstha (ALKS), performed at the Old Community Hall, Anushakti Nagar, Mumbai 400094, Maharashtra, India, Saturday 20-Feb-2010