
Banyan Deer
1959-01-01 · 9 min · ★ 8.2
First Indian animated film in color, based on a tale from the Buddhist Jatakas.
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- Shanti S. Varma, Ahmed Lateef, Shanti Varma, G.H. Saraiya
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- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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