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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Amar Bhoopali<br />
| image = Amar Bhupali.jpg<br />
| caption = DVD cover<br />
| director = [[V. Shantaram]]<br />
| producer = V. Shantaram<br />
| writer = [[Vishram Bedekar]]<br />
| starring = {{ubl|Panditrao Nagarkar|[[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]]|[[Lalita Pawar]]}}<br />
| music = [[Vasant Desai]]<br />
| cinematography = G. Balakrishna<br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| studio = [[Rajkamal Kalamandir]]<br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1951}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Marathi<br />
}}<br />
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'''''Amar Bhoopali''''' (English: ''The Immortal Song'', French: ''Le Chant Immortel'') is a 1951 Indian film, produced and directed by [[V. Shantaram]] and written by [[Vishram Bedekar]]. It is a true story about a simple cow herder who has an innate gift of poetry, set in the waning days of the [[Maratha confederacy]], c. early 19th century. It is an ode to the saffron flag of [[Maratha]]s, calling on people to rise again against the foreign enemy. It competed for the [[Palme d'Or|Grand Prize of the Festival]]<ref name=IMDB>{{cite web|title=Awards for Amar Bhoopali (1951)|publisher=[[Internet Movie Database]]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0331417/awards|access-date=20 February 2009}}</ref> at the [[1952 Cannes Film Festival]].<ref name="festival-cannes.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4007/year/1952.html |title=Festival de Cannes: The Immortal Song |access-date=17 January 2009|work=festival-cannes.com}}</ref><br />
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==Plot==<br />
Honaji Bala, a simple cow herder, becomes a legendary bard who has an innate gift of poetry. The film is set in the last days of the Maratha confederacy of the early 19th Century.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
<small>In credits order translated from Marathi</small><br />
* Panditrao Nagarkar as Shahir [[Honaji Bala]]<br />
* [[Sandhya Shantaram|Sandhya]] as Gunawati<br />
* [[Lalita Pawar]] as Vitabai<br />
* [[Bhalchandra Pendharkar]] as Bala Karanjikar<br />
* Vishwas as Subedar<br />
* Gulab as Suguna<br />
* Jairampant as Shastribua<br />
* Nimbalkar as Balakaka<br />
* Amina as Jamuna<br />
* Bandopant Sohoni as Ramji Sowcar<br />
* M. George as Elfiston<br />
* Stokes as Robinson<br />
* Chandorkar as Valajimpat<br />
* Kanse as Shiledar<br />
* Shiv Kumar as Natya Porga (Boy Dancer)<br />
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==Music==<br />
The music for the film was composed by [[Vasant Desai]], with lyrics penned by Shahir Honaji Bala. The soundtrack consists of twelve songs, featuring vocals by Panditrao Nagarkar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]] and [[Asha Bhosle]]. The song "Ghanashyama Sundara" is from this film.<br />
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===Track listing===<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Ghanashyam Sundara Shridhara<br />
| extra1 = Panditrao Nagarkar, [[Lata Mangeshkar]]<br />
| length1 = 3:27<br />
| title2 = Tujya Preetiche Dukhh Mala Daau Nako Re<br />
| extra2 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length2 = 3:25<br />
| title3 = Latpat Latpat Tujha Chaalan Ga<br />
| extra3 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length3 = 3:18<br />
| title4 = Saanga Mukund Kuni Ha Paahila<br />
| extra4 = Panditrao Nagarkar, [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
| length4 = 3:14<br />
| title5 = Ghadi ghadi are Manmohana<br />
| extra5 = Panditrao Nagarkar, Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length5 = 4:25<br />
| title6 = Tujhi Majhi Preet<br />
| extra6 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length6 = 2:36<br />
| title7 = Phadakato Bhagwa Zhenda Gaganaat (Part 1)<br />
| extra7 = Panditrao Nagarkar<br />
| length7 = 2:58<br />
| title8 = Nako Door Deshi Javoo<br />
| extra8 = Lata Mangeshkar<br />
| length8 = 3:01<br />
| title9 = Tu Pak Surat Kamina<br />
| extra9 = Panditrao Nagarkar<br />
| length9 = 2:54<br />
| title10 = Sundara Mhane Dilbara<br />
| extra10 = Panditrao Nagarkar, [[Asha Bhosle]]<br />
| length10 = 2:55<br />
| title11 = Phadakato Bhagwa Zhenda Gaganaat (Part 2)<br />
| extra11 = Panditrao Nagarkar<br />
| length11 = 2:48<br />
| title12 = Gol Tujya Shariracha<br />
| extra12 = Panditrao Nagarkar<br />
| length12 = 2:45<br />
}}<br />
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==Reception==<br />
===Accolades===<br />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"<br />
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC" align="center"<br />
! Award<br />
! Category<br />
! Recipients and nominees<br />
! Outcome<br />
|-<br />
| [[1952 Cannes Film Festival|Cannes Film Festival]]<br />
| [[Palme d'Or|Grand Prize of the Festival]]<br />
| [[V. Shantaram]]<br />
| {{nom}}<br />
|}<br />
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===In popular culture===<br />
The 1980s advertisement for the Marathi newspaper [[Maharashtra Times]] used the song "Ghanashyam Sundara Shreedhara" as part of its jingle.<ref>{{cite web|title=The best ad jingles of yester years|url=http://www.rediff.com/business/slide-show/slide-show-1-the-best-ad-jingles-of-yesteryear/20110602.htm|website=www.rediff.com|publisher=Rediff|access-date=5 December 2016}}</ref><br />
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==See also==<br />
* [[Bhoopali]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0331417|title=The Immortal Song}}<br />
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[[Category:Films directed by V. Shantaram]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Maharashtra]]<br />
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