He is Pt. Birju Maharaj ji and the female dancer is Smt. Bharti Gupta, former guru at Kathak Kendra, New Delhi. I know them both since childhood. MANSI DABRAL
yes he is birju Maharaj, here he performing the role of late Shri Thakur Prasad , his great grand grand father, who was teacher of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
Thnx for this rare clip. this is simply beautiful. I wish I could get more from this Drama.
Inaam2 2 years ago
superb. thanks for uploading.
gulabh 2 years ago
Namaskar,
He is Pt. Birju Maharaj ji and the female dancer is Smt. Bharti Gupta, former guru at Kathak Kendra, New Delhi. I know them both since childhood. MANSI DABRAL
deepakuniyal 3 years ago
yes he is birju Maharaj, here he performing the role of late Shri Thakur Prasad , his great grand grand father, who was teacher of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah.
koolkathak 3 years ago
@koolkathak
So popular history has it that it was the patronage of Nawab Wajid Ali Shah--last ruler of Oudh--that saw Kathak dance reach its apogee?
pinz2022 1 year ago
The Nawab certainly increased its popularity & composed many songs & dances featuring Hindu themes even though he was a Muslim ruler.
Nick
tripmonk0 1 year ago
I think you're right, the way of dancing is similar to birju maharaj ji own style
timanai 3 years ago