पुजारिनी

Pujarini (Dancer of the Temple) is a devotional-social drama from Imperial Film Company directed by Nandlal Jaswantlal, who joined Imperial in 1934–36 and directed several productions in this period. The film centres on a devadasi-style temple dancer figure — the 'pujarini' — navigating devotion, social pressure and romantic love. Imperial's production values and their established stable of actors gave the film a solid popular appeal.

Music director and lyricist undocumented for this Imperial production. Given the devadasi temple-dance setting, the music likely drew on classical Hindustani and semi-classical traditions.

Part of Imperial Film Company's mid-1930s output exploring the devadasi tradition and temple-dancer narratives — a recurring theme in Indian cinema's engagement with tradition and modernity. Nandlal Jaswantlal's career at Imperial placed him alongside some of the industry's most prolific directors.