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In Hinduism Shakuntala ( Sanskrit: Śakuntalā) the wife of Dushyanta and the mother of Emperor Bharata. Her story is told in the Mahabharata and dramatized by many writers, the most famous adaption being Kalidasa's play Abhijñānaśākuntala (The Sign of Shakuntala).
Shakuntala or Shakuntala looking for Dushyanta is an epic painting by celebrated Indian painter, Raja Ravi Varma.
Ravi Varma, depicts Shakuntala, an important character of Mahabaratha, pretending to remove a thorn from her foot, while actually looking for her husband/lover, Dushyantha, while her friends call her bluff.
Tapati Guha Thakurta, an art historian, wrote;
Shakuntala is an Indian television series that premiered on 2 February 2009 and aired until 6 July 2009.
Shakuntala is a 1965 Indian Malayalam film, directed and produced by Kunchacko. The film stars Prem Nazir, Sathyan, Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair and Prema in lead roles. The film had musical score by G. Devarajan and K. Raghavan. The film is adapted from the 1961 Bollywood film Stree.
Shakuntala is a 1943 costume drama film based on the Mahabharat episode of Shakuntala, directed by V. Shantaram. It was the first film made under the newly formed Rajkamal Kalamandir banner that Shantaram had started. It was the first film to be shown commercially in US. Adapted from the Shakuntala of Kalidas the screenplay was by Diwan Sharar. Music was composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Diwan Sharar and Ratan Piya. The cinematatography was by V. Avadhoot and the film starred Kumar Ganesh, Jayashree, Chandra Mohan, Ameena, Shantaram, Zohra and Nana Palsikar.
Shakuntala was an adaptation of Kālidāsa's Sanskrit drama Abhijñānaśākuntalam (Of Shakuntala who is recognized by a token) and appreciated "worldwide". The film initially sticks to the traditional version of Kalidas in the representation of Shakuntala, but later follows a "transformation" in the form of "empowerment of women" in Shakuntala's role, which is attributed to a critique of the play by Bankim Chatterjee.
- Shakuntala, character from Hindu epic Mahabharata
- Shakuntala Devi, writer
- Shakuntala (1943 film)
- Shakuntala (film)
- Sakuntalai, film