Duvidha (1973)

Original title

दुविधा

Directed by

Mani Kaul

Genre

drama film, fantasy film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 24 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A newly married woman is left alone when her husband goes away for business. A ghost who looks just like her husband returns to her, and she must decide whether to accept him or reject the deception.

slow-burnmelancholicdreamlikeatmosphericcontemplativequiethauntingminimalist

What happens

Duvidha (transl. Dilemma) is a 1973 ghost movie directed by Mani Kaul, based on a Rajasthani story of the same name by Vijaydan Detha. The film stars Ravi Menon and Raisa Padamsee in lead roles. The film was critically acclaimed and won the director the National Film Award for Best Direction and Critics Award for Best film at the 1974 Filmfare Awards. This film was remade in 2005 as Paheli, starring Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee in the lead roles. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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