Underplayed Gems

Mera Saaya (1966)

Mera Saaya poster
Directed by
Raj Khosla
Genre
trial film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 08m
Rating
7.6 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A woman with a mysterious past becomes entangled in a legal trial. Her husband fights to prove her innocence as secrets from her past come to light.

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What happens

Mera Saaya (transl. My Shadow) is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Raj Khosla. The music is by Madan Mohan, and lyrics are by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. The film stars Sunil Dutt and Sadhana. The film is the second of the suspense-thriller trilogy of Khosla-Sadhana partnership, the other two being Woh Kaun Thi? (1964) and Anita (1967). The film became a box office success. It is a remake of the 1964 Marathi film Pathlaag (The Chase). Manohar Amberkar won the Filmfare Best Sound Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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