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Nartakee

Nartakee

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Nartakee

1963

2h 5m

7.0(1 votes)

Drama

Overview

A modern reformist professor helps a courtesan in her endeavour to achieve high academic level and respectability. They face open opposition and hostility by society but do not relent.

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Cast & crew

9 featured cast members

Starring

Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt

Prof. Nirmal Kumar

Nanda

Nanda

Laxmi

Om Prakash

Om Prakash

Seth. Jamna Das

Aruna Irani

Aruna Irani

Agha

Agha

Azaad

Preeti Bala

Ratna

Nana Palsikar

Prof. Verma

Chandrima Bhaduri

Mausie

Moni Chatterjee

Principal

Creative team

Directed by: Nitin Bose
Written by: Dhruva Chatterjee

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