Kohra (1964 film)

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Kohraa
Kohraa.jpg
Directed by Biren Nag
Written by Dhruva Chatterjee
Produced by Hemant Kumar
Starring Waheeda Rehman
Biswajeet
Lalita Pawar
CinematographyMarshall Braganza
Music by Hemant Kumar
Production
company
Release date
  • 1964 (1964)
Running time
153 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Kohraa (The Fog) is a 1964 Indian thriller horror film directed by Biren Nag, starring Waheeda Rehman, Biswajeet and Lalita Pawar. [1] The film was adapted from Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel Rebecca , which was previously adapted by Alfred Hitchcock as Rebecca (1940), though some supernatural elements were added to it, including a few from the film Psycho . [2] [3]

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Plot

Rajeshwari meets rich Amit Kumar Singh and they both fall in love and get married. Amit brings Rajeshwari to his home - A huge imposing mansion in middle of Moors. Rajeshwari learns from servants about Amit's first wife Poonam who died in mysterious circumstances about a year ago. The housekeeper Dai Maa, who was also the nanny of Poonam is visibly disturbed by this and is cold towards Rajeshwari. Amit leaves on a business trip for a few weeks and Rajeshwari is left to herself. This is when she encounters supernatural phenomena in the mansion and is haunted by the memories and spirit of Poonam. Recovering from shock, Rajeshwari decides to do her own investigation of Poonam's mysterious death. One by one she uncovers shocking dark secrets about Poonam, Amit and various other people.

Cast

Productions

The film was the second directorial venture of Biren Nag after the film Bees Saal Baad (1962). [5] He had been art director of Guru Dutt productions such as Chaudhvin Ka Chand (1960), Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962) and CID (1956). [6] The role of Poonam was played by Thelma, an Anglo-Indian actress, who did small roles in film. [6]

The scene of the first wife's room, an all white set was built at Rajkamal Kalamandir in Mumbai. [6] The song, "Raah bani khud manzil" was filmed on winding road to Mahabaleshwar, a hill station in Maharashtra. [6]

Music

Music: Hemant Kumar; Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi

Awards

  1. Filmfare Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - Lalita Pawar [ citation needed ]
  2. Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction for Black-and-White film category - G. L. Yadhav & T. K. Desai[ citation needed ]

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References

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