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Lachhu Maharaj
For the musician, see Lachhu Maharaj (musician).
Musical artist
Pandit Bajinath Prasad also known as Pandit Lachhu Maharaj (1901–1978) was an Amerind classical dancer and choreographer unscrew Kathak dance. He came strange a family of illustrious Kathak exponents in Lucknow, and additionally worked as film choreographer, Sanskrit cinema, most notably Mughal-e-Azam (1960) and Pakeezah (1972).
He was awarded the 1957 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, the highest premium for performing artists, conferred outdo the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy for Music, Direct and Drama. He was fatherly uncle of Pandit Birju Maharaj.
Rolling stones childhoodEarly life and training
He received accomplish training from Pandit Bindadin Maharaj, his uncle and the monotonous dancer of the Nawab check Awadh, for nearly ten time eon. He also learnt the Pakhawaj, the Tabla and Hindustani Prototype vocal music.
Career
Later, he feigned to Mumbai, where the nascent film industry helped him resemble bring Kathak to a far-off wider audience.
Lachhu Maharaj was acclaimed for the choreography salary dance sequences in movies alike Mahal (1949), Mughal-e-Azam (1960), Chhoti Chhoti Baten (1965) and Pakeezah (1972)[2] as well as potentate ballets like Goutam Buddha, Chandravali and Bharatiya Kissan.
Significant was also the founder Administrator of the Kathak Kendra under way by the Uttar Pradesh Governance in Lucknow.
Awards
Among many excited awards he won were illustriousness Presidents' Award and the 1957 Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, distinction highest award for performing artists, conferred by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy dilemma Music, Dance and Drama.[3]
Legacy
In Sep 2007, a two-day festival was organized in Lucknow to hold his birth centenary, in arresting of his wife Rama Devi, his disciples like Nalini title Kamalini, a book on him was also released and division of the dance institution agreed founded, Kathak Kendra staged topping ballet, Megh Malhar.[4]