‘Kathak: Dancing With Taboos’ Film Festival Review: A Story of Passion and Perseverance
Eloquent and informative, Hajera Sheikh’s documentary Kathak: Dancing With Taboos tells a story of love for one’s culture and perseverance through adversity.
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Ali gets in trouble with the governor Emir's men, his grandfather gets killed, he leaves the village and moves to the town with his mother. Tugrul treats people in the town cruelly. He wants to marry the governor's daughter Zerrin and take his place. Ali wants to report this to King Meliksah. On his way he captures a caravan, the governor's daughter Zerrin is there too. Tugrul gets jealous of them and sends him to prison, Zerrin helps Ali to escape. Meliksah later on comes together with Ali, he tells him how cruelly he treats the people in town. Tugrul even tries to kill them! In the end, it turns out that Ali's mother is Meliksah's former wife, so he tells Ali everything. Ali and Zerrin get married, Meliksah gets together with his wife.
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Ali gets in trouble with the governor Emir's men, his grandfather gets killed, he leaves the village and moves to the town with his mother. Tugrul treats people in the town cruelly. He wants to marry the governor's daughter Zerrin and take his place. Ali wants to report this to King Meliksah. On his way he captures a caravan, the governor's daughter Zerrin is there too. Tugrul gets jealous of them and sends him to prison, Zerrin helps Ali to escape. Meliksah later on comes together with Ali, he tells him how cruelly he treats the people in town. Tugrul even tries to kill them! In the end, it turns out that Ali's mother is Meliksah's former wife, so he tells Ali everything. Ali and Zerrin get married, Meliksah gets together with his wife.
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Genre:Adventure
Written By:Remzi Jöntürk, Maziar Bazyaran
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Runtime:90 minutes
Studio:Pars Film, Erler Film
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