Underplayed Gems

Kala Pani (1958)

Kala Pani poster
Directed by
Raj Khosla
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 44m
Rating
4.9 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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A young man learns his father was wrongfully imprisoned for murder. He sets out to find the real criminals with the help of a journalist and a key witness.

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What happens

Kala Pani (lit. 'Black Water'; transl. Solitary confinement) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film produced by Dev Anand for Navketan Films and directed by Raj Khosla. It is a remake of the 1955 Bengali film Sabar Uparey starring Uttam Kumar and Chabi Biswas which itself was based on A.J. Cronin's 1953 novel Beyond This Place. The film's music is by S. D. Burman, and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri. Kala Pani was the story of a young man who, upon learning about his father's wrongful implication in a fifteen-year-old murder, vows to bring the true criminals to justice and release his innocent father from prison, with the help of a fearless journalist and a prostitute, who is the eye-witness of the murder and have evidence against the criminals. Dev Anand star as the young man named Karan Mehra, while Madhubala and Nalini Jaywant play a fearless journalist Asha and a prostitute Kishori respectively. Agha and Mukri starred in supporting characters. Upon its release on 9 May 1958, the film became a commercial success. At the 6th Filmfare Awards, Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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