27 Down (1974)

Original title

सत्ताईस डाऊन

Directed by

Awtar Krishna Kaul

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

1h 54m

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 9 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young railways employee meets a woman on a train and they begin a relationship over the course of their journeys. The story follows their connection as he navigates his life and work on the railway lines.

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What happens

27 Down is a 1974 Indian drama film directed by Awtar Krishna Kaul, starring Raakhee and M.K. Raina. The film is based on the Hindi novel Athara Sooraj Ke Paudhe, by Ramesh Bakshi, about a railways employee who meets a girl on the train. The film's music was performed by classical musicians Hariprasad Chaurasia and Bhubaneswar Mishra, while the production design was by Bansi Chandragupta. At the 21st National Film Awards, the film won the Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as well as Best Cinematography, for Apurba Kishore Bir. The film's director Avatar Kaul died in an accident the same week the awards were announced. It was his only film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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