Kabuliwala (1961) | |
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Directed by | Hemen Gupta |
Written by | Vishram Bedekar S. Khalil |
Based on | Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore |
Produced by | Bimal Roy Leela Desai (assoc.) |
Starring | Balraj Sahni Usha Kiran Sajjan Sonu. |
Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
Edited by | Madhu Prabhavalkar |
Music by | Salil Choudhury |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Kabuliwala is a 1961 Hindi film directed by Hemen Gupta. It is a remake of the 1957 Bengali film of the same name which itself was based on the 1892 short story of the same name, by the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore. It was and starred Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Sajjan, Sonu and Baby Farida. [1] [2]
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).
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