Khushboo (1975)

Kusum and Brindavan are two small children living in a small village in India. Both love each other, and decide to marry when they grow up. Kusum has his name tattooed on her arm. But fate ... See full summary »

Director:

Gulzar

Writers:

Saratchandra Chatterjee (story), Gulzar (screenplay),

Stars:

Jeetendra, Hema Malini, Durga Khote

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Jeetendra	...	Dr. Brindaban
Hema Malini	...	Kusum
Durga Khote	...	Brindaban's mother
Farida Jalal	...	Manno
Chandrima Bhaduri	...	Chaudhrain
Sarika	...	Kali
Dev Kishan	...	Munim
Sudhir Thakkar	...	Sudhir
Raju Shrestha	...	Charan (Brindaban's son) (as Master Raju)
Leela Mishra	...	Kusum's Mother
Harish Magon	...	Vinod (as Harish)
Pratima Devi	...	Lakhi's Grandmother
Nasir
Bhola	...	Jillo
Asrani	...	Kunj

Storyline

Kusum and Brindavan are two small children living in a small village in India. Both love each other, and decide to marry when they grow up. Kusum has his name tattooed on her arm. But fate has other plans - both are separated. Kusum thinks that Brindavan has betrayed her, and she burns her arm to eradicate the tattoo. Years later, Kusum has grown up and is looking after a wealthy woman in her village. The wealthy woman falls sick, and her son brings in a doctor to treat her. Kusum's hopes for meeting her beloved surface, when she finds out that the doctor's (Jeetendra) name is Brindavan.

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Plot Keywords:

doctor | flashback | plague | jungle

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Genres:

Musical | Drama | Family

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

8 May 1975 (India)

Filming Locations:

K. Asif Studios, Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Tirupati Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

132 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Zevar (1987)

User Reviews

Sarat Chandra's very poignant story very well made by Gulzar

A child marriage broken off before adolescence because of land disputes between two families has Kusum (Hema Malini) feeling lonesome for she is adhering to the vows made when she was but a child, even though in a fit of despair she has tried to burn off all memories of her betrothal, including the tattoo on her arm.

Brindaban (Jeetendra), her betrothed and now a doctor, returns with his young son Charan (Master Rajoo) and the meeting of the two is triggered by a sickness in Kusum's village. Poignancy flows with tenderness from Sarat Chandra's pen as the story unfolds, and Kusum's antagonism fades towards Brindaban as his perceived infidelity from his marriage to now-deceased Lakhi/Kamla (Sharmila Tagore) turns out to be yet another case of unjust separation ....

A natural bond of mother and son develops between Kusum and Charan, and watching them together is a delight.

Will Kusum and Brindaban reconcile their differences?

Masterfully woven into 2+ Hours of very touching screenplay, Sampooran Singh Gulzar gives us the viewers many moist-eyes moments, with some very lilting music from Rahul Dev Burman. Kishore Kumar's rendition of 'O Maajhi re' is superb.