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The Khayal Saga is a indian film of genre Drama directed by Kumar Shahani with Rajat Kapoor

The Khayal Saga (1989)

The Khayal Saga
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Length 1h43
Directed by
OriginInde
Genres Drama,    Musical
Rating64% 3.2457253.2457253.2457253.2457253.245725

Khayal Gatha (English: The Saga of Khayal) is a 1989 Indian experimental film written and directed by Kumar Shahani. The film is about the history of the Khayal genre of Indian classical singing. The film also traces the relationship of Khayal genre with Indian classical dance.

The film marked the acting debut of Rajat Kapoor, who was unknown at the time, but got his big international break in Mira Nair's Monsoon Wedding as a sexually abusive uncle and later got his mainstream Bollywood break in Dil Chahta Hai.

Synopsis

The film is presented in an abstract format, where a music student (Mangal Dhillon) listens to stories and legends about the birth and evolution of the Khayal form of classical Indian singing. These stories are re-enacted by actors Rajat Kapoor and Mita Vasisht, who play several key figures throughout the history of classical music.

Actors

Rajat Kapoor

(Music Student)
Mangal Dhillon

(Baaz Bahadur)
Mita Vashisht
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