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Naseem lives a poor lifestyle with his widowed mom in Lucknow, India. He is well-known for his poems, and gets invited to a contest hosted by Nawab Naseemuddin who has offered a reward of Rs.5000/- to the winner. Naseem does win this... See more »

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Naseem Baig (as Rajendra Kumar)
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Mehroo
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Nawab Mirza (as Rehman)
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Jafferbhai Godiwala (as Nazir Husain)
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Hakim Dinanath
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Sultan (as Johny Walker)
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Bannemiyan
Malika
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The doctor
Vijaya Choudhury ...
(as Vijaya Choudry)
Babloo
Master Shahid
Balam
Arif Shah
Nilambai ...
(as Neelam Bai)
Pratima Devi ...
Naseem's mother (as Pritma Devi)

Directed by

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Mahesh Kaul
S.U. Sunny

Written by

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C.L. Kavish ... (screenplay)
 
Wajahat Mirza ... (dialogue) (as Wajahat Mirza Changezi)
 
Naushad ... (story)

Produced by

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Ramesh Chalsani ... executive producer (as Ramesh Talsania)
Hiralal N. Patel ... producer (as Hira Lal Patel)
Pravin Talsania ... producer

Music by

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Naushad

Cinematography by

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Faredoon A. Irani ... (as Faredoon Irani)

Editing by

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Moosa Mansoor

Editorial Department

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Ramakant Dabholkar ... assistant editor (as R. Dhabolker)
Achyut Y. Gupte ... assistant color consultant (as A.Y. Gupte)
M.I. Sheikh ... chief assistant editor (as M.I. Shaikh)
J.F.H. Van der Auwera ... color consultant

Production Design by

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Poonam Bhai Shah

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V. Jadhav ... (as V. Jadhav Rao)

Set Decoration by

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K.S. Rangachar ... (settings) (as Ranga Chari)

Makeup Department

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Pandit Pednekar ... assistant makeup artist (as Pt. Pednerkar)
R. Pitamber ... assistant makeup artist (as Pitamber)
R. Solomon ... hair stylist (as Mrs. R. Soloman)
Prakash Vaid ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Aejaz Jafrey ... production in charge
Keshavlal Shah ... assistant production in charge
Rasiklal Shah ... assistant production in charge
Girish Sharma ... assistant production in charge

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Masood Beg ... chief assistant director (as Mirza Masood Beg)
Shah Gyas ... assistant director
Surendra Kaul ... chief assistant director
Aseemanand Sukul ... assistant director (as Aseemanand Shukla)

Art Department

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Vasant Bhiwandikar ... art assistant (as Vasant Bhivandikar)
Gopal Govind ... settings
Moti Ratan ... sculptor
Jodha Singh ... settings

Sound Department

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Pandurang Baloor ... audiographer
Ranjit Biswas ... audiographer (as Ranjit)
Mangesh Desai ... sound re-recordist

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Ansari ... titles: G.D. Art
Krishan Malik ... special effects (as Kishan Malik)
Keki Mistry ... trick photography

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M. Ashfaq ... assistant camera (as Ashfaq)
Baloo ... assistant camera
Chandu ... still photographer
Kadar R. Khan ... assistant camera (as Kader)
M.R. Vasudev ... camera operator (as M.R. Vasudeo)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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John D'Souza ... costumes
Vasant Mahajan ... assistant costumes (as Vsant Mahajan)

Music Department

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Shakeel Badayuni ... lyricist
Asha Bhosle ... playback singer
Mangesh Desai ... song recordist
Manna Dey ... playback singer
Suman Kalyanpur ... playback singer
Minoo Katrak ... song recordist
Kaushik ... song recordist
Lata Mangeshkar ... playback singer
Mohammad Rafi ... playback singer
M. Rehman ... assistant musical director
Mohammed Shafi ... assistant musical director (as Mohammed Shafee)

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Bhanu Athaiya ... costume designer: Waheeda Rehman (as Mrs Bhanoo Athaiya)
Tarak Nath Gandhi ... public relations officer
Taqi Ali Khan ... chief production secretary
Majeed Maqbool ... dialogue director
V. Padmakar ... processing supervisor
Hasan Sahrai ... publicity in charge (as Hasan Sehrai)
Mahendra Talsania ... office executive

Thanks

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S.U. Sunny ... dedicatee

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Plot Summary

Naseem lives a poor lifestyle with his widowed mom in Lucknow, India. He is well-known for his poems, and gets invited to a contest hosted by Nawab Naseemuddin who has offered a reward of Rs.5000/- to the winner. Naseem does win this award, but is humiliated as his coat his torn. As a result he refuses to accept the price. His to-be brother-in-law Sultan, in order to hasten his sister, Mehrunisa's marriage to Naseem concocts a plan in which Naseem finds the reward buried in his yard. As a result, Naseem and Mehrunisa get married, but on the very night both find out Sultan's trick, and postpone the marriage nuptials until such time they are able to return every Paisa to the Nawab. Naseem re-locates to Bombay. Shortly thereafter his money-orders start arriving and within a few years the amount to be returned is almost accumulated. Then the family receive news that there was an explosion in the shipyards where Naseem works, about 300 people are killed, and Naseem is believed to be dead in a fire that lasts for 3 days. A devastated Mehrunisa loses her mind, while Naseem's mom decides to go on Haj. But Naseem is still alive at Bombay Hospital. When he recovers he returns to Lucknow and is told by Sultan that Mehrunisa has passed away. He goes to pray at her grave-side and this is where he sees a ghost-like apparition resembling Mehrunisa. The question remains did Naseem really see his wife's ghost or was his tortured mind playing tricks on him? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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  • Palki (India)
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  • 160 min
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Trivia S.U. Sunny died after production had started and the credits include the following dedication : "In loving memory of the grand gentleman who started this film with all his resourcefulness and dedication to work, we humbly dedicate Palki to the Late S.U. Sunny" The credits also include a photographic portrait of S.U. Sunny over which a voice says in Hindi "The whole world was listening enthusiastically but I got lost in thoughts while telling the story". See more »
Soundtracks Aye Shehr-e-Lakhnao Tujhe Mera Salaam Hai See more »

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