Natanam Aadinar from Bolo wo hai kiska desh (Pyar ki pyas, 1961)

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In rarest of the rarest instance we'll find pristine classical compositions in Hindi films and that too in Carnatic. Here's an excerpt from the film Pyar ki pyas (1961) that features the Pallavi of the Carnatic composition Natanam Aadinar.

𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
Natanam Aadinar is a poem in Tamil written by Gopalakrishna Bharathi. It celebrates the cosmic dance of the Shiva of Chidambaram also known as Nataraja, the Lord of Dance. Embellished with deep symbolism Nataraja represents Shiva as the creator, preserver, and destroyer in one image.

The Nataraja pose is also among the 108 karanas practiced in classical dance, specifically known as Bhujangatrasitam it is the 24th Karana.

Here are some links to the full composition and some texts :
(1) Translation courtesy - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W9txWZkCOaQ
(2) Bharatanatyam - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--bZY40N76M
(3) The Chidambaram Temple - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja_Temple,_Chidambaram
(4) Nataraja - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nataraja