Pinjara (film) Pinjara (film) Pinjara (; "Cage"), (pronounced as pinj-ra) is a 1972 Marathi film, directed by V. Shantaram, starring Shriram Lagoo and Sandhya in lead roles. In 1972, the film was also released in Hindi with the same title. Set in Tamasha folk musical theatre of Maharashtra, the film is about a morally righteousness school teacher, Lagoo, who wants to reform a Tamasha performer, played by Sandhya, but ends up falling in love with her. It was an adaptation of Josef von Sternberg's German film, "The Blue Angel" ("Der Blaue Engel", 1930) starring Marlene Dietrich, which itself was based on Heinrich
Marlene Dietrich Tony Award in 1968. In November 1972, "I Wish You Love", a version of Dietrich's Broadway show titled "An Evening With Marlene Dietrich", was filmed in London. She was paid $250,000 for her cooperation but was unhappy with the result. The show was broadcast in the UK on the BBC and in the US on CBS in January 1973. Dietrich continued with a grueling performance schedule until September 1975. Up until the mid 1970s, Dietrich had between 30 and 50 scheduled engagements around the world annually. When asked about why she continued to perform by Clive Hirschhorn she said, "Do