Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls

31 mins | Documentary | March 1, 1973

Looks at the musical extravaganzas which constitute the main bulk of commercial cinema in India; in particular at the career of Helen, the undisputed Queen of such sagas, having appeared in some five hundred since 1957. Excerpts from some of her films are interspersed with an interview with the star in her dressing room.

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls

31 mins | Documentary | March 1, 1973

Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Looks at the musical extravaganzas which constitute the main bulk of commercial cinema in India; in particular at the career of Helen, the undisputed Queen of such sagas, having appeared in some five hundred since 1957. Excerpts from some of her films are interspersed with an interview with the star in her dressing room.
Producers Merchant Ivory Productions
Original title Helen, Queen of the Nautch Girls
Directors Anthony Korner
Writers James Ivory

Cast

Helen

as Herself

Anthony Korner

as Narrator (voice)