Woh Kaun Thi? (1964)

Director:

Raj Khosla

Writers:

Dhruva Chatterjee (screenplay)
Dhruva Chatterjee (story)
(more)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Musical | Thriller

Plot:

Anand was a well-known, well-respected doctor. One dark and stormy night, he met a young woman at the side of the road...

Plot Keywords:

Creepy | Ghost | Cemetery

Cast

Sadhana Shivdasani	...	Sandhya / Seema (as Sadhana)
Manoj Kumar	...	Dr. Anand
Parveen Choudhary	...	Dr. Lata (as Parvin Chaudhari)
K.N. Singh	...	Dr. Singh
Raj Mehra	...	Inspector
Dhumal	...	Madhav
Mohan Choti	...	Sher Singh
Ratnamala
Helen	...	Seema
Prem Chopra	...	Ramesh
Paul Sharma
Satish
Anwaribai		(as Anwari Bai)
Prakash
Indira Bansal
Balram		(as Balaram)
Sudesh

Directed by
Raj Khosla

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dhruva Chatterjee		screenplay
Dhruva Chatterjee		story
Ehsan Rizvi		dialogue

Produced by
M.A. Madhu	....	executive producer
N.N. Sippy	....	producer

Original Music by
Madan Mohan

Cinematography by
K.H. Kapadia		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
D.N. Pai

Art Direction by
S.S. Samel

Makeup Department
Mrs. Green	....	hair stylist
T. Rajaram	....	makeup artist (as Rajaram)
Khurshid Ramwala	....	hair stylist (as Khurshid)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Suresh Bedi	....	assistant director
Sudesh Issar	....	assistant director
Padmanabh	....	chief assistant director

Art Department
Anand	....	assistant art director (as Anant)

Sound Department
Kapil Divecha	....	sound
Harbans Singh	....	sound assistant (as Harbans)

Camera and Electrical Department
D.K. Dhuri	....	chief assistant camera
Ubin Fernandes	....	assistant camera
Mahadev Pawar	....	assistant camera (as Mahadev)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ganpat	....	costume assistant
Shaukat	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Waman B. Bhosle	....	assistant editor (as Waman)
Vithal Gosavi	....	assistant editor (as V.G. Gosavi)

Music Department
B.N. Bansali	....	assistant song recordist
Asha Bhosle	....	playback singer (as Asha Bhonsle)
Mahendra Kapoor	....	playback singer
Minoo Katrak	....	song recordist
Lata Mangeshkar	....	playback singer
Mohammad Rafi	....	playback singer (as Mohmmed Rafi)
R.L. Suri	....	music assistant

Other crew
Keval P. Kashyap	....	publicist (as Kewal Kashyap)
Surya Kumar	....	choreographer
S.S. Lingayat	....	processing in charge
Prakash	....	production assistant
Satyanarayan	....	choreographer
Gul N. Sippy	....	controller of production

Production Companies

• Prithvi Pictures

Distributors

• B4U Entertainment (2006) (Canada) (TV)
• Eros Entertainment (1998) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• H.M.V.  soundtrack
• New Cine Service  stills
• Public Relations and Tourism, Simla  grateful acknowledgement
• Simla Ice Skating Club  grateful acknowledgement

Also Known As:

Who Was She? (International: English title)

Runtime:

140 min

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

India:A

Filming Locations:

Filmalaya Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Prithvi Pictures

Quotes:

Sandhya: Mujhe Khoon Accha Lagtha Hai.
Inspector: You find the motive, you find the murderer.
Sandhya: Thakdeer ke bhi ajeeb khel hain. Jis ko hasna chaahiye woh roh raha hai.

Soundtrack:

Shokh nazar ki bijliyan

Sadhana at her mysterious best

On a rainy night, a doctor on his way back home meets a white sari clad girl. He offers her a lift and as soon as she steps in the car wipers cease working.He's even more spooked when the lady tells him she knows the way and guides him outside a cemetery. Enroute when he notices her hand is bleeding, she tells him "Mujhe khoon achcha lagta hai" (I like blood) A while later a distraught father stops his car begging him to save his daughter's life. He follows the man and comes to a manor-like house, but unfortunately the girl in question is already dead. He is surprised to see her, she being the same who he just dropped off at a cemetery a while ago. When he goes back,he encounters some policemen who tell him that the place is deserted and no-one has been living there for a while now. Thus starts off the promising premise of Woh Kaun Thi,a wonderful whodunit by Raj Khosla aided by some great music by Madan Mohan. Sadhana never looked more enticing (check her out in "Lag Ja Gale") and Manoj Kumar thankfully is restrained. The supporting cast is also good.