A four-day film festival featuring the documentaries ‘Vridanta’ began with a documentary ‘Asgari Bai’ on Thursday. The film fest is being organized under Chhavi series of Bharat Bhavan.
Other than Asgari Bai, movies including City of Joy-Mandu and Jeewan Rekha were screened. To begin with the event, documentary Asgari Bai was screened wherein the entire lifespan of Asgari Bai was showcased.
It is to be noted that Asgari Bai was an Indian Dhrupad singer. She was a recipient of Padma Shri, Tansen Samman, Academy Samman and Shikhar Samman. She has also been felicitated with Nari Shakti Samman.
Crowned with many awards, the artiste enthralled music lovers not only in Madhya Pradesh but also across the country with her unique style and talent Asgari Bai was born in Bijawar, Chhatarpur. Her mother was a court singer for the erstwhile royal family of Bijawar, while her grandmother Balayat Bibi adorned the court of Ajaygarh princely state.
Asgari bai was married at the age of 35 years with Chiman lal Gupta of Agra. She has 5 sons and 3 daughters. She died on August 9, 2006.
After this, the audience were taken to a journey of Mandu . The beauty and scenic beauty, the tourist spots and the rich history of the city was showcased through this documentary. The evening concluded with Jeewan rekha.
Many youngsters including the art lovers and theatre goers of the city were a part of the film screening. Besides, people interested in making documentaries were also present at the fest and enjoyed watching one of the noted artists of the country on the big screen.