Gomti Ke Kinare (1972)

Directed by

Saawan Kumar Tak

Genre

drama

Country

India

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the city of Lucknow, the film follows two women navigating love and heartbreak. One is a dying courtesan, the other a young woman caught in a tangled romance.

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What happens

Gomti Ke Kinare is a 1972 Bollywood drama film, directed by Saawan Kumar Tak in his directorial debut. The film stars Meena Kumari and Mumtaz. It was the last release of Meena Kumari, and was released posthumously on 22 November 1972, 8 months after her death on 31 March. She shot the film through her failing health in 1971, and was apprehensive whether she would be able to complete the filming. Eventually, she did with the last schedule on 29 December 1971. However, despite the music score by R.D. Burman, the film failed at the box office. Amitabh Bachchan was being considered (to play the hero, opposite Mumtaz) by Saawan Kumar and Meena Kumari. However, Mumtaz, who was close to the Khan brothers at the time, recommended Sameer Khan instead. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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