Kundan (1955)

Directed by

Sohrab Modi

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 01m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A poverty-stricken young man steals a loaf of bread and spends years evading a determined policeman while trying to live honestly. The story follows his struggles and the pursuit that shapes his life.

melancholictensepoignantsomberemotionaldramaticslow-burnheartfelt

What happens

Kundan is a 1955 Indian Hindi-language social drama film produced and directed by Sohrab Modi for Minerva Movietone. The film stars Sohrab Modi, Sunil Dutt, Nimmi, Pran, Om Prakash, Kumkum, Naaz, Murad, Ulhas, Manorama. The Screenplay was by Pandit Sudarshan, with dialogues by Munshi Abdul Baqui and Pandit Sudarshan. The music was composed by Ghulam Mohammed, with lyrics by Shakeel Badayuni. Nimmi's double role in the film as mother and daughter was acclaimed critically, while Ulhas won a nomination in the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor category. Based on Victor Hugo's 1862 novel, Les Misérables, the film had Modi playing a poverty-stricken young man who gets into trouble with the police for stealing a loaf of bread. Over the years, he avoids a policeman who is on his trail even as he tries to live an honest life. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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