Pranali
-
The
Tradition,
a
movie
on
the
tradition
of
temple
dancers
that
prevailed
in
certain
parts
of
India
and
the
plight
faced
by
these
unfortunate
women
is
releasing
on
May
2.
This
will
be
Harward
Entertainment"s
debut
into
Indian
cinema
and
will
be
released
in
four
languages
-
Hindi,
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Malayalam
-
simultaneously
Nargis,
who
acted
in
Garam
Masala,
is
the
main
protagonist.
The
film
is
directed
by
Hridesh
Kamble,
assistant
to
big
names
like
John
Mathew
Mathan,
Mahesh
Bhatt
and
Vikram
Bhatt.
The
movie
talks
about
the
ugly
tradition
of
dedicating
innocent
young
girls
from
the
lower
castes
(read
less
privileged)
as
temple
dancers,
only
to
be
exploited
by
the
upper
caste
elite.
Pranali
dares
to
bare
the
thin
dividing
line
that
exists
between
the
young
girls
who
are
married
to
the
presiding
deity
and
prostitution.
The
title
character,
Pranali,
is
played
by
Nargis.
Forcibly
made
a
devadasi,
she
fights
to
free
herself
from
the
quagmire
of
serving
the
temple
elites" needs.
Though
custom
dictates
that
she
can"t
rear
children,
Pranali
struggles
to
bring
up
her
illegitimate
child.
Her
battle
against
the
custom
and
how
the
other
devadasis
are
inspired
by
her
example
to
liberate
themselves
forms
the
plot
of
the
movie.
Bollywood
singer
Kaliash
Kher
debuts
as
music
director,
collaborating
with
composers
Paresh
and
Naresh.
Dance
plays
a
key
role
in
Pranali
and
renowned
Kathak
exponent
Pandit
Birju
Maharaj
was
consulted
for
the
dances
choreographed
by
Saroj
Khan.
Earlier,
he
had
supervised
a
part
of
the
choreography
in
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali"s
Devdas.
Upendra
Limaye,
Raman
Trikha,
Sudha
Chandran,
Dipshikha
and
Vinay
Apte
are
in
the
supporting
cast.