Gumnaam (1965)

Eight people are trapped on an island when their plane abandons them. They find a large mansion whose butler is expecting them. Then one by one, they die...

Director:

Raja Nawathe

Writers:

Dhruva Chatterjee (screenplay), Charandas Shokh (dialogue),

Stars:

Nanda, Manoj Kumar, Pran

2 nominations.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Nanda	...	Asha
Manoj Kumar	...	Anand (as Manoj)
Pran	...	Barrister Rakesh
Helen	...	Miss Kitty
Mehmood	...	The Butler
Dhumal	...	Mister Dharamdas
Madan Puri	...	Dr. Acharya
Tarun Bose	...	Madhusudan Sharma
Manmohan	...	Mr. Kishan
Naina
Laxmi Chhaya	...	Masked Dancer

Storyline

After dancing together in a night club, seven young people (five men and two women) are told they have won the night's dance contest and are instructed to board a small plane that will take them to their prize holiday. Instead, they end up stranded on a small island with one of the plane's co-pilots. In search of shelter, the eight go to a mansion where they meet a sinister-looking butler who announces that he knows all them and has been expecting their arrival. After a few musical numbers, castaways begin dropping dead one by one. Who could the killer be, and will any of them escape his grasp?

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Plot Keywords:

island | butler | mansion | dancing | suspense | 

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Genres:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller | Musical

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Details

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

6 February 1965 (India)

Also Known As:

The Unknown

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Prithvi Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

151 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Footage from the movie is used in the film Ghost World. The main character, Enid, is dancing along to the big dance number "Jaan Pehechaan Ho" as the film begins.

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Goofs

At 4:19 into "Jan Pehechan-Ho", Mohammed Rafi is missing the Zorro mask he had on earlier. At 4:55, right after Laxmi Chhaya's best head shake, it's back on him.

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Connections

Referenced in Padosan (1968)

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Soundtracks

"Hum Kaale Hain To"
Lyrics by Hasrat Jaipuri
Music by Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi and Jaikishan Dayabhai Pankal (as Shanker and Jaikishan)

User Reviews

The 60s were weird enough in America!

About ten years ago, my brother and I were sick with the flu and surfing the endless satalite channels when we came across this movie and could not change the channel. We laughed all day and days to come: imitating the dance with the masked men and the lady in the obnoxious gold dress. And I was laughing again when I saw it again a few months ago in Ghost World. You think the abstract direction of the sixties was bazaare and silly- check out what was going on in India.