Kalpana

Name: Kalpana
Genre: Musical
Duration: 2 h 2 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Uday Shankar, Amala Shankar, Lakshmi Kanta, G.V. Subbarao, Birendra Banerji

IMDb ID: tt0311384 · Rating: 6.3 (152 votes)

Genres: Musical

Kalpana is a dramatic dance fantasy, about the story of a young dancer and his dream of setting up a dance academy.

IMDb Details

Content TypeMovieAlternate TitlesAustralia: Kalpana
Canada: Kalpana (English)
France: Kalpana
United Kingdom: Kalpana
Ireland: Kalpana (English)
India: Kalpana (English)
India: Kalpana (Hindi, original script title)
Japan: Kalpana (Japanese)
New Zealand: Kalpana (English)
United States: Kalpana
South Africa: Kalpana (English)
World-wide: Imagination (English, informal literal title)
Taiwan: 神想幻舞
ImaginationContent RatingNot RatedRuntime122 minutesIMDb Popularity0User Reviews4Critic Reviews5Countries / RegionsIndiaLanguagesHindiKeywordsdream
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Directors

Uday Shankar

Writers

Uday Shankar

Full Cast & Crew

[Cast Group]
Actor: Uday Shankar | Character: Udayan & Writer
Actor: Amala Shankar | Character: Uma
Actor: Lakshmi Kanta | Character: Kamini
Actor: G.V. Subbarao | Character: Drawing Master
Actor: Birendra Banerji | Character: Noor
Actor: Swaraj Mitter Gupta | Character: Ramesh
Actor: Anil Kumar Chopra | Character: Madan & School Teacher
Actor: Brijo Behari Banerji | Character: Uma's Father
Actor: Chiranjilal Shah | Character: Gope
Actor: Devilal Samar | Character: Sundar
Actor: K. Mukerjee | Character: Grandfather
Actor: Dulal Sen | Character: Mama
Actor: G.V. Karandikar | Character: Producer
Actor: Nagen Dey | Character: Mill Owner
Actor: Ganesh Banerji | Character: Theater Manager
Actor: Syd Jalaluddin | Character: Mukhiya
Actor: Farman Ali | Character: Young Udayan
Actor: Begam Zamarudh | Character: Young Uma
Actor: Yousuf Ali | Character: Young Noor
Actor: Usha Kiran | Character: Actress
Actor: Lalitha | Character: Actress
Actor: Padmini | Character: Actress

[Directors Group]
Name: Uday Shankar | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Uday Shankar | Role: Writer

[Music Group]
Name: Vishnudas Shirali | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: K. Ramnoth | Role: Cinematographer

[Production Design Group]
Name: A.K. Sekhar | Role: Production Designer

Trailers

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Release Schedule

India: 1948
United States: November 13, 1948 (New York, NY)
United States: December 8, 1948 (Washington, DC)
United States: January 10, 1949 (San Francisco, CA)
United States: May 27, 2013 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United Kingdom: October 12, 2013 (BFI London Film Festival)
Philippines: June 29, 2015 (World Premieres Film Festival, World premiere)
Singapore: November 6, 2021 (digitally restored version, Asian Film Archive)
Taiwan: October 6, 2024 (restored version, Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute)

Awards

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Box Office

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