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{{Infobox film
| name = Dance of the Wind<br/>Swara Mandal
| image = Dance of the Wind, 1997, DVD.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = DVD cover
| director = [[Rajan Khosa]]
| producer = [[Karl Baumgartner]],<ref>[http://www.rajankhosa.com/rk_dw.html Dance with the Wind] details at rajankhosa.com.</ref> [[National Film Development Corporation of India|NFDC]], Elephant Eye
| writer = [[Robin Mukherjee (writer)|Robin Mukherjee]]<br>[[Rajan Khosa]]
| story = [[Rajan Khosa]]
| starring = [[Kitu Gidwani]]<br />Bhaveen Gosain
| music = [[Shubha Mudgal]]
| cinematography = Piyush Shah
| editing = Emma Matthews
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1997| | |International|2008| | |India}}
| runtime = 85 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Hindi]]<br/>[[English language|English]]
}}
'''Swara Mandal''' or '''Dance of the Wind''' is a 1997 [[Hindi]]<ref name=nfdc>[http://www.nfdcindia.com/view_film.php?film_id=6 Dance of the Wind] at NFDC</ref> drama, film co-written and directed by [[Rajan Khosa]]. It was his feature film debut. It starred [[Kitu Gidwani]] and Bhaveen Gosain in lead roles. The film was a co-production between five countries, including UK, Germany and India.<ref name=yana/>

==Synopsis==
Pallavi ([[Kitu Gidwani]]), a budding [[Indian classical music|Indian classical]] singer, is the daughter and student of celebrated classical singer, Karuna Devi ([[Kapila Vatsyayan]]). While she was still gaining her confidence, her mother dies suddenly; due this shock Pallavi loses not just her bearings, but also her voice. Subsequently, she also loses her career, her students, and her husband (Bhaveen Gosain).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090310150815/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/159820/Dance-of-the-Wind/overview Overview] ''[[The New York Times]]''.</ref>

It is only after she meets a young street urchin, Tara (Roshan Bano) and start teaching her, following the [[Guru-shishya tradition|guru-shishya parampara]] (Master-student tradition) of [[Indian classical music]], as her mother once did with her, does she begin to finds herself again, and also her voice.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodmovievideos.com/bollywood/video/nbS6U5q2eiQ/Dance-of-the-Wind-on-a-vulnerable-but-strong-tradition.html Synopsis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509091312/http://www.bollywoodmovievideos.com/bollywood/video/nbS6U5q2eiQ/Dance-of-the-Wind-on-a-vulnerable-but-strong-tradition.html |date=9 May 2008 }} bollywoodmovievideos.com.</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Kitu Gidwani]] as Pallavi Sehgal
* Bhaveen Gossain as Ranmal
* [[B.C. Sanyal]] as Munir Baba
* Roshan Bano as Tara
* [[Kapila Vatsyayan]] as Karuna Devi
* [[Vinod Nagpal]] as Mr Thakkar
* [[Punarnava Mehta]] as Shabda
* Ami Arora as Janaki
* Bhunvar Lal as Trader at the Market
* Ibrahim Ahmed as Monkey Man

==Soundtrack==
Noted [[Hindustani classical music|Hindustani classical singer]], [[Shubha Mudgal]] composed the music, while playback was given by 'Shweta Jhaveri', Shanti Hirannand, and Brinda Roy Choudhuri. Other noted artists, who worked on soundtrack were, [[Sarangi]] performer, [[Ustad Sultan Khan]], and noted flautist, [[Ronu Majumdar]], and the film went on to win the 'Gold Plaque for Music' at the 1998 [[Chicago International Film Festival]].<ref>[https://www.variety.com/profiles/Film/main/136318/Dance%20of%20the%20Wind.html?dataSet=1 Dance of the Wind] [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]].</ref>

==Reception==
The film was premiered at the Critics' Week, at 1997 [[Venice Film Festival]],<ref name=nfdc/> and became India's official entry at the [[Karlovy Vary International Film Festival]], [[Melbourne International Film Festival]], [[Jerusalem Film Festival]] and [[International Film Festival of India]] (IFFI) in 1998. The film went on to win several national and international awards in the following years,<ref>[http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/hindi/preview/9942.html Dance of the Wind Preview] indiaglitz.com.</ref> as it was theatrically released in twenty five countries in 1998-2001 <ref name=yana>[http://www.radiosargam.com/films/archives/10498/yana-gupta-at-preview-of-dance-with-the-wind.html Dance with the Wind Preview] radiosargam.com.</ref><ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118924/releaseinfo#akas Release info] imdb.com.</ref> However, it was commercially released in India, only in February 2008.<ref>[http://www.bollywoodworld.ca/2008/02/01/10-year-old-award-winning-movie-hits-indian-screens/ award-winning movie hits Indian screens]{{Dead link|date=July 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Bollywood News, bollywoodworld.ca, 1 February 2008.</ref>

[[Channel 4]] reviewed the film as, "A celebration of the classical singing tradition set in contemporary New Delhi, Rajan Khosa's film captures the beauty of ancient Indian music and the culture from which it emanates."<ref name=cha>[http://www.channel4.com/film/reviews/film.jsp?id=149128 Review] [[Channel 4]].</ref>

===Awards===
* 1997: [[London Film Festival]]: Audience Award
* 1997: [[Three Continents Festival|Festival of Three Continents]]: Audience Award.
* 1997: [[Three Continents Festival|Festival of Three Continents]]: Best Actress: [[Kitu Gidwani]]<ref name=nfdc/>
* 1998: [[Chicago International Film Festival]]: Gold Plaque, Best Music: [[Rajan Khosa]]
* 1998: [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]: Netpac Award <ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0451835/awards Rajan Khosa Awards] imbd.com.</ref>
* 1998: British Asian Film Festival: Best Director: [[Rajan Khosa]]<ref name=nfdc/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0118924|title=Dance of the Wind}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dance Of The Wind}}
[[Category:1997 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1990s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Films set in Delhi]]
[[Category:Films about classical music and musicians]]
[[Category:1997 directorial debut films]]

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