The Contest
1964, TK. Directed by Bulat Mansurov.
About the legendary musical competition between the famous Turkmen dutar player Shukur Bakhshy and Persian court musician Ghulam Bakhshy.
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- TK
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- Released
- 2 January 1964
- Original title
- Shukur Bakhshy
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Written by
- Bulat Mansurov
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The Contest runs 80 minutes (1h 20m).
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Which OTT platform is The Contest on?
The Contest isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 2 January 1964. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Contest, try Respect, Cadillac Records, Blaze.
Who directed The Contest?
The Contest (1964) was directed by Bulat Mansurov and stars Rovshan Aliyev, M. Annayev, Ilmurad Bekmiyev.