The adult students all hear the loud music and bunk class to see her perform. On the way, she stops everyone and asks them to settle there, set the tents and establish a stage where she can perform. Her ego is so hurt that she decides to take revenge by staying and performing at a place on the outskirts of the village. Chandrakala tries to confront him but fails and returns with the entire troupe in anger. He strictly denies them a place in the village for their performance, as he believes that it can spoil the villagers' minds and their future. Guruji is righteously infuriated by their lack of morals. The lead dancer of the group, Chandrakala steals the heart of every man in the village by her dance and style. One day, a Tamasha (folk art of Maharashtra) group comes to the village. Unfortunately, a group of notorious people headed by the son of the Sarpanch, does not value and respect these moral qualities.
Owing to his efforts, the village is declared as an ideal village in the entire district. He teaches and educates the children as well as the illiterate adults of a village in the same school, where he stays. Shridhar Pant (widely known as Guruji) is an upright school teacher, a man of high morals and ideals. The film is a loose adaptation of the first major German sound film Der Blaue Engel. In 1973, it won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi for the year 1972. This also led to the introduction of colour films in Marathi cinema. It went on to become one of the biggest commercial successes of its time and ran for 134 weeks in Pune. Prior to its release, one reel of the film was test-screened in the theatres, to check colour reproduction. Produced in colour, it was replete with catchy dance numbers sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Usha Mangeshkar. This was the last major film by the veteran director, who had made classics like Duniya Na Mane (1937), Do Aankhen Barah Haath (1957) and Navrang (1959). The film was remade by Shantaram in Hindi with same cast and title, and even the songs like "Mala Lagali Kunachi Uchaki", which were a big hit in the Marathi version, were re-recorded in the Hindi version. It is also the film debut of noted theatre actor Shriram Lagoo. The lead actress is Sandhya, known for her dancing prowess. The film is known for its music and dance numbers with music by Ram Kadam. It is an adaptation of Heinrich Mann's 1905 novel Professor Unrat ( Professor Garbage). Set in the Tamasha folk musical theatre of Maharashtra, the film is about a morally righteous school teacher, Lagoo, who wants to reform a Tamasha performer, played by Sandhya, but ends up falling in love with her. In 1972, the film was also released in Hindi with the same title. Shantaram, starring Shriram Lagoo and Sandhya in the lead roles.
Pinjara ( Marathi: पिंजरा Cage) (pronounced as pinj-ra) is a 1972 Marathi film, directed by V.
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