Padosan (1968)

Directed by

Jyoti Swaroop

Genre

comedy film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 37m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 36 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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.

playfullightheartedupbeatwhimsicalsillyendearingmusicalcheerful

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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