Kathputli (1971)

Abandoned by his parents at a very young age, Vishal grows up in an orphanage. He is determined to improve his conditions, and studies diligently to become a professor in English. While ... See full summary »

Director:

Brij

Stars:

Jeetendra, Mumtaz, Helen

Cast

Credited cast:
Jeetendra	...	Vishal
Mumtaz	...	Nisha
Helen	...	Rama
Master Bhagwan	...	Nisha's neighbor
Agha	...	Murali's Father-In-Law
Jalal Agha	...	Murali
Manmohan	...	Nisha's Boss
Leela Mishra	...	Kamla Devi
Malika	...	Meena
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bhola
Brij
Asha Chandra	...	Rosi
Master Chicoo	...	Munna (as master Chikkoo)
Dilip Dutt
Fazlu

Storyline

Abandoned by his parents at a very young age, Vishal grows up in an orphanage. He is determined to improve his conditions, and studies diligently to become a professor in English. While visiting a fair, he rescues some people who were reveling on a malfunctioned carousel. One of the persons' is a young woman by the name of Nisha. Nisha and Vishal are attracted to each other, and marry. Shortly after the marriage, Vishal gets a job as a professor, and Nisha too gets employed as a secretary. Then one day while driving, they meet with an accident, and Vishal gets hospitalized with serious injuries, and needs surgery. Nisha must come up with money for Vishal's surgery. which she does with the help of her boss. In this way Vishal recovers. Then the family move to Delhi, and go to meet Vishal's friend, Murli's mom, who recognizes Nisha as the woman who had come to give birth to a child several years ago. Is Murli's mom mistaken, or is Nisha concealing a dark secret from Vishal?

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Plot Keywords:

child abandonment

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Genres:

Family | Romance

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Also Known As:

String Puppet

Company Credits

Production Co:

Dynamo International

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

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