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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Khayal Gatha<br />
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| director = [[Kumar Shahani]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = [[Kumar Shahani]]<br />
| starring = [[Rajat Kapoor]]<br>[[Mangal Dhillon]]<br>[[Mita Vasisht]]<br />
| music = <br />
| cinematography = [[K. K. Mahajan]]<br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = [[National Film Development Corporation of India|National Film Development Corporation]] (NFDC)<br />
| released = {{Film date|1989|df=yes}}<br />
| runtime = 103 minutes<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''Khayal Gatha''''' (English: ''The Saga of Khayal'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1989|1989]] Indian [[experimental film]]{{citation needed|reason=How is it experimental?|date=October 2019}} written and directed by [[Kumar Shahani]]. The film is about the history of the [[Khyal|Khayal]] genre of [[Indian classical music|Indian classical]] singing. The film also traces the relationship of Khayal genre with [[Indian classical dance]].<ref name=apt>{{cite web | title = Kumar Shahani | publisher = The 5th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art | url = http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/asiapacifictriennial5/cinema/filmmakers/kumar_shahani | accessdate = 2014-05-03 | url-status = dead | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140510084006/http://www.qagoma.qld.gov.au/asiapacifictriennial5/cinema/filmmakers/kumar_shahani | archivedate = 10 May 2014 | df = dmy-all }}</ref><br />
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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]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Khayal Gatha IMDb Page |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246727/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1|publisher=IMDb }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Rajat Kapoor IMDb Page |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0438494/?ref_=tt_cl_t2|publisher=IMDb }}</ref><ref name="The Khayal Saga">{{cite web|title=The Khayal Saga |url=http://yourmovies.com.au/movie/32110/the-khayal-saga-khayal-gatha|publisher=MovieFix }}</ref><br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
The film is presented in an abstract format, where a music student (Rajat Kapoor) listens to stories and legends about the birth and evolution of the [[Khyal|Khayal]] form of classical Indian singing.<ref>https://indiancine.ma/ACVM/info</ref> These stories are re-enacted by actors Rajat Kapoor, Mangal Dhillon and Mita Vasisht, who play several key figures throughout the history of classical music.<ref>https://www.3continents.com/en/film/khayal-gatha/</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Khayal Saga |url=http://www.channel4.com/programmes/khayal-gatha/episode-guide|publisher=Channel 4 }}</ref><br />
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==Awards and Acclaim==<br />
''Khayal Gatha'' is the first of Kumar Shahani's films to receive international accolades. The movie was appreciated at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Int'l Film Festival]] where it screened in the main competition section and is considered an important documentation of the tradition of Indian classical singing.<ref name="The Khayal Saga"/><br />
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! Year !! Ceremony !! Award<ref>{{cite web|title=Khayal Gatha Awards Page |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0246727/awards?ref_=tt_awd|publisher=IMDb }}</ref> <br />
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| 1989 || [[International Film Festival Rotterdam|Rotterdam Film Festival]] || [[International Federation of Film Critics|FIPRESCI Prize]]<ref name=apt/><br />
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| 1990 || [[35th Filmfare Awards|Filmfare Award]] || [[Filmfare Critics Award for Best Movie|Best Film (Critics)]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|0246727|Khayal Gatha}}<br />
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[[Category:Films about music and musicians]]<br />
[[Category:Indian avant-garde and experimental films]]<br />
[[Category:Hindustani music]]<br />
[[Category:1980s Hindi-language films]]<br />
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