Shastri is challenged by Khansaheb but wins the competition. The Maharaja proclaims that the state would pardon one murder if committed by the royal singer with this dagger in self-defense. On Dasara festival, the Maharaja of the state arranges an annual singing competition with the winner to be given the status of royal singer, Haveli (Mansion), and a "Katyar" (dagger). During one of his shows at Miraj, Shastri meets another classical singer Khansaheb Aftab Hussain Bareliwale ( Sachin Pilgaonkar) and requests him to visit Vishrampur. Set during the British Raj era, Pandit Bhanu Shankar Shastri ( Shankar Mahadevan) is an Indian classical singer living in the princely state of Vishrampur with his daughter Uma Shastri ( Mrunmayee Deshpande).
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The movie is also being considered for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation's ( UNESCO) Fellini medal. The film is selected as one of the 26 films to be screened in Goa at 46th International Film Festival of India. The film's music is composed by Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy, and retained some of the songs from the original play composed by Jitendra Abhisheki. In 2010, the play was relaunched with protagonists essayed by Rahul Deshpande, grandson of Vasantrao Deshpande and singer Mahesh Kale.
The original play, written by Purushottam Darvhekar, premiered in 1967 in Mumbai, where Hindustani classical vocalist Vasantrao Deshpande played one of the protagonists. The film marks the directorial debut for Bhave, and the theatrical acting debut for Shankar Mahadevan. Directed by Subodh Bhave, the film stars Sachin Pilgaonkar, Shankar Mahadevan, and Subodh Bhave in lead roles. A dagger through the heart) is a 2015 Indian Marathi-language epic musical drama film based on a play by the same name.