Underplayed Gems

Shikast (1953)

Shikast poster
Directed by
Ramesh Saigal
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
1h 50m
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A man faces personal and social defeat after returning to his ancestral village. The story follows his struggles with family conflict and community expectations.

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What happens

Shikast (transl. Defeat) is a 1953 Hindi drama film produced and directed by Ramesh Saigal. A remake of the 1953 Bengali film Palli Samaj, the film stars Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant, Durga Khote, Om Prakash and K. N. Singh. The film's music is by Shankar–Jaikishan. Wajahat Mirza wrote the story and dialogues for this film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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