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Neel Kamal (1968)

Neel Kamal poster
Directed by
Ram Maheshwari
Genre
fantasy film, romance film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 58m
Rated
UA
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes the target of a man's obsessive love while another man tries to protect her. The story explores the complications that arise from this dangerous attraction.

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What happens

Neel Kamal is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller directed by Ram Maheshwari, starring Waheeda Rehman as the eponymous lead, Raaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Mehmood, Balraj Sahni, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. Neel Kamal proved to be a major commercial success at the box-office, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1968. At the 16th Filmfare Awards, Neel Kamal received 8 nominations including Best Film, Best Director (Maheshwari). Best Supporting Actor (Raaj Kumar), Best Supporting Actress (Shashikala) and Best Comedian (Mehmood), and won Best Actress for Rehman, her second win in the category after Guide (1965). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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