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Kabuliwala (1961 film)
| Kabuliwala (1961) | |
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| File:Kabuliwala1961dvd.jpg Film poster | |
| Directed by | Hemen Gupta |
| Produced by | Bimal Roy Leela Desai (assoc.) |
| Written by | Vishram Bedekar S. Khalil |
| Based on | Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore |
| Starring | Balraj Sahni Usha Kiran Sajjan Sonu. |
| Music by | Salil Choudhury |
| Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
| Edited by | Madhu Prabhavalkar |
Release date | 14 December 1961 |
Running time | 134 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kabuliwala (Hindi: काबुलीवाला) is a 1961 Hindi film based on the 1892 short story "Kabuliwala", by the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Hemen Gupta and starred Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Sajjan, Sonu and Baby Farida.[1][2]
Cast[edit]
- Balraj Sahni as Abdul Rehman Khan
- Sonu as Mini
- Usha Kiran as Rama, Mini's mother
- Padma
- Laxmi
- Sarita Devi
- Anwari Bai
- Leela Agha
- Baby Farida
- Asit Sen as Bhola
Background[edit]
Gupta had remained private secretary to Subhas Chandra Bose, and went on to direct many films including Taksaal (1956), also starring Balraj Sahni, and his tribute Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (1966).
Soundtrack[edit]
Music – Salil Choudhury; Lyrics – Prem Dhawan, Gulzar
- "Aye Mere Pyaare Watan" – Manna Dey (Lyrics: Prem Dhawan)
- "Ganga Aaye Kahan Se" – Hemant Kumar
- "Kabuliwala" – Hemant Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar
- "O Ya Qurbaan" – Mohammed Rafi
References[edit]
- ↑ "Of Kabuliwala and Unconditional Love", by Dinesh Raheja, Rediff.com. Archived 15 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ KabuliwalaNew York Times.
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