Patthe Bapurao

*8.0

Status

Released

Production

Unknown

Aired

1950-01-01

Patthe Bapurao

A biopic of Patthe Bapurao, Maharashtra’s famous composer and author of the folk-classical lavani musical form. He is shown as an upper-caste schoolteacher, absorbed in a musical genre practised by lower-caste people. He partners the dancer Pavala and together, after many hardships, they popularise the dance-music form throughout the region.