Afsana (1951)

Original title

अफ़साना

Directed by

Baldev Raj Chopra

Country

India

Runtime

2h 48m

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongly accused of a crime and presumed dead. His twin brother takes his place in a plot involving deception and mistaken identity.

dramaticsuspensefulmelodramaticemotionally chargedfast-pacedtheatricalintensenostalgic

What happens

Afsana (transl. The Tale) is a 1951 Hindi-language drama film. It was the directorial debut of B. R. Chopra and starred Ashok Kumar as twin brothers, starting a trend for such dual roles. It co-starred Veena, Pran, Kuldip Kaur, Jeevan, Cuckoo, and Baby Tabassum. The story was written by I. S. Johar and the music composed by Husnlal Bhagatram. The film is partly based on Marie Correlli's "Vendetta" (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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