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Directed by Nidhi
Tuli | 57 min. |
2012
Producer &
Commissioning Editor -
Rajiv Mehrotra
From rather humble beginnings in the early
1950s, emerged a child artist with exceptional dancing talent
... And then there she was, in each decade of the
Hindi film industry that followed, first as a background dancer behind the likes of
Madhubala, then as an assistant, teaching intricate steps to accomplished dancers like Vyjyanthimala, as the choreographer who made
Madhuri Dixit the phenomenal dancer she is and up until today as the legendary choreographer to next generation stars like
Aishwarya Rai and
Kareena Kapoor.
The Film began as a search for the genius behind one of the greatest choreographers that the Hindi film industry has ever produced. What remains is a deeply personal story of determination, passion, extraordinary skill and the sheer will to survive that is both intimate and inspiring.
Göteborg International Film Festival,
Sweden
John Abraham National Awards,
Signs
Prague Indian Film Festival
Indian
Panorama,
International Film Festival of India
International Film Festival of Kerala
Nidhi is a script writer and documentary filmmaker. She was awarded the
Charles Wallace India Trust Scholarship to pursue
Masters’ in
Feature Film Screenwriting from the
Royal Holloway, University of London, 2003-04. While at UK, she won the
Raindance Film Pitch Competition at the
Edinburgh Film Festival 2004. She co-wrote dialogues for
Mansoor Khan’s
Josh and
Rohan Sippy’s
Kuch Naa Kaho. Nidhi has directed and produced the much acclaimed documentary
Ladies Special that won the John Abraham National
Award in
2005 and the
George Ragot love the train Award at Cine
Rail Paris in 2009. Other films directed by her include
Art in
Exile,
TIPA, Of
Friendship, Films and
Swords and
The Saint of Chitrakoot. Her television show Khata
Rahe Mera Dil on
Food Food was awarded the best
Travel Show at the recently held
Indian Telly Awards.
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Credits:
Editing: Vinoo Choliparambil, Manoj Kannoth
Camera: Gaurav Singh, Viraj Singh, Bakul Sharma, Adri
Thakur,
Shubra Dutta,
Satya Rai Nagpaul
Sound Design:
Ravi Dev Singh
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- published: 17 Oct 2014
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