GURU MAA
69 minutes, HD, 2019
SYNOPSIS:
Annapurna Devi’s genius has become part of legend in the world of Hindustani classical music. Daughter and disciple of the celebrated Ustad Allauddin Khan who founded the Maihar-Senia gharana, she was an unparalleled guru and one of the greatest exponents of the plucked string instrument, the surbahar. In a world where artistes are increasingly seeking instant recognition, Annapurna Devi shuttered her music in silence, refusing all recordings, all concerts. To understand her life and the decisions she took, we must divest ourselves of all our pre-conceived notions about the lives of famous artistes…and only then may we follow her journey down a road not often travelled.
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