Padosan (1968)
- Directed by
- Jyoti Swaroop
- Genre
- comedy film
- Country
- India
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Rating
- 7.1 of 10 from 36 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A young man falls for the girl next door but faces a rival who claims to be her lover. With help from his friend, he pretends to be a skilled singer and musician to win her heart.
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What happens
Padosan (pronounced [pə.ɽoː.san], transl. Female Neighbour) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film directed by Jyoti Swaroop and produced by Mehmood, N. C. Sippy and written by Rajendra Krishan. It is a remake of the Bengali film Pasher Bari (1952) based on a short story of the same name by Arun Chowdhury, starring Bhanu Bandyopadhyay and Sabitri Chatterjee. The short story it was is considered to be an adaptation of the French play Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) by Edmond Rostand. The film stars Sunil Dutt, Saira Banu, Mehmood and Kishore Kumar. Mukri, Raj Kishore and Keshto Mukherjee played the supporting roles. Indiatimes Movies ranked the film amongst the "Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films". Music was composed by R. D. Burman. Kumar sang for himself while Manna Dey sang for Mehmood. Many of the scenes were shot in Brindavan Gardens located near the city of Mysore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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