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Amrapali is a 1966 historical Hindi film, directed by Lekh Tandon, starring Vyjayanthimala and Sunil Dutt as leads. It was based on the life of Amrapali (Ambapali), the ''nagarvadhu'' (royal courtesan) of Vaishali in present day Bihar, the capital of the Licchavi republic in ancient India around 500 BC and Ajatashatru, the Haryanka dynasty king of the Magadha empire, who falls in love with her. Though he destroys Vaishali to get her, she in the meantime has been transformed by her encounter with Gautama Buddha, of whom she becomes a disciple and an Arahant herself. Her story finds mention in old Pali texts and Buddhist traditions.〔(History of Vaishali )〕〔(Ambapālī (Ambapālikā) in Buddhist Dictionary of Pali names )〕 The film was selected as the Indian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 39th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.〔Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences〕 Though the film wasn't a commercial success, in time it started being seen as classic and is remembered not just for its dramatic cinematography of war scenes by Dwarka Divecha,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/fullstory.php?content_id=11896 )〕 and Bhanu Athaiya's costumes for which she travelled to the Ajanta Caves, to seek references in Buddhist frescoes of the era, to create period costumes that subsequently became a template for costumes of that era, but also for the strong Anti-war sentiment, the film reveals in the end.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.screenindia.com/old/20020329/fcover.html )〕〔(What if Amrapali were remade today? ) Rediff.com Movies, 4 March 2004.〕 ==Cast== * Vyjayanthimala - Amrapali * Sunil Dutt - Magadh Samrat Ajatashatru * Prem Nath - Senpati Veer of Magadh * Bipin Gupta - Vaishali's Samrat * Gajanan Jagirdar - Kulpati Mahanam * K.N. Singh - Balbadra SIngh * Madhavi - Raj Nartaki * Mridula Rani 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Amrapali (film)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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