Bala (film)
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Bala is a 1976 documentary film
, by Satyajit Ray
, about the Bharatanatyam
dancer Balasaraswati
. The film's music was recorded by Balasaraswati's brothers, T. Viswanathan
and T. Ranganathan
.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
, by Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray
Satyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
, about the Bharatanatyam
Bharatanatyam
Bharata Natyam or Chadhir Attam, is a classical dance form from the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, practiced predominantly in modern times by women. The dance is usually accompanied by classical Carnatic music...
dancer Balasaraswati
Balasaraswati
Balasaraswati was a celebrated Indian dancer, and her rendering of Bharatanatyam, a classical dance style, made this style of dancing of south India well known in different parts of India, as also many parts of the world....
. The film's music was recorded by Balasaraswati's brothers, T. Viswanathan
T. Viswanathan
Tanjore Viswanathan was a Carnatic musician specializing in the Carnatic flute and voice. His brother was the mridangam player T...
and T. Ranganathan
T. Ranganathan
Tanjore Ranganathan was a Carnatic musician specializing in percussion instruments, particularly the mridangam....
.