Dhund (1973)

A traveler decides to assist a woman involved in a murder.

Director:

B.R. Chopra

Writers:

Akhtar-Ul-Iman (dialogue), Akhtar-Ul-Iman (story),

Stars:

Navin Nischol, Zeenat Aman, Sanjay Khan

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Navin Nischol	...	Chandrashekhar / Prakash
Zeenat Aman	...	Rani Ranjit Singh
Sanjay Khan	...	Advocate Suresh Saxena (as Sanjay)
Danny Denzongpa	...	Thakur Ranjit Singh (crippled husband)
Madan Puri	...	Inspector Joshi
Nana Palsikar	...	The Judge
Deven Verma	...	Banke Lal (servant)
Ashoo
Jagdish Raj	...	Inspector Bakshi
Prem Sagar
Ashok Kumar	...	Public Prosecutor Mehta
Urmila Bhatt	...	Mrs. Singh
Ramesh	...	(as Ramish)
Sunil Dhawan
Chand Kapoor	...	(as Chand)

Storyline

Chandrashekhar's car breaks down in the middle of the night amidst a thick fog in the country-side. Taking his flashlight, he approaches a nearby house, and knocks on the door. Upon getting no answer, he finds that the door is open. Once inside, he observes a male seated in a chair and asks his permission to use the telephone. When he gets no response, he gently nudges this male, and the body falls down. Chandrashekhar goes over to the telephone to phone the police, and it is then that he sees a young, beautiful woman with a gun in her hand. He is attracted to this woman, though he knows that she killed this male. The woman identifies herself as Rani, the wife of the dead man, and admits to killing him due to his abuse and atrocities. Chandrashekhar feels protective towards this widow, and together they concoct a tale to fool the police, and create a description of a ficticious robbery suspect, without realizing that the person they described is real, and has been arrested for this ...

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Plot Keywords:

foreign language adaptation | based on play

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

13 February 1973 (India)

Also Known As:

Fog

Company Credits

Production Co:

B.R. Films, United Producers

Technical Specs

Runtime:

130 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The plot of this film is roughly inspired by the Agatha Christie play "The Unexpected Guest".

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Connections

Version of L'ospite inatteso (1980)

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Soundtracks

"Sansar Ki Har Shaye Ka Itna Hi Fasana Hai"
Performed by Mahendra Kapoor
Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi
Composed by Ravi

User Reviews

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