Kala Pani (1958 film)
| Kalapani | |
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| Directed by | Raj Khosla |
| Produced by | Dev Anand (Navketan Films) |
| Written by |
G.R. Kamath Anand Pal Bhappi Sonie (dialogue) |
| Based on |
Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin |
| Starring |
Dev Anand Madhubala Nalini Jaywant |
| Music by | Sachin Dev Burman |
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Release date
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1958 |
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Running time
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164 mins. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Kalapani is a 1958 Hindi movie produced by Dev Anand for Navketan Films and directed by Raj Khosla. The film is based on A.J. Cronin's 1953 novel, Beyond This Place, and is a remake of the 1955 Bengali film Sabar Upaarey. The film stars Dev Anand, Madhubala, Nalini Jaywant, Bir Sakuja and Agha. The film's music is by Sachin Dev Burman, and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri.
The movie won two Filmfare awards including Filmfare Best Actor Award and Filmfare Best Supporting Actress Award.
Karan comes to know that his father, Shankarlal is in jail. And that his mother has been pretending from his childhood that his father has died. On meeting his father, Karan comes to know that he has been jailed for a murder that he did not commit. Karan sets out to gather proof of his father's innocence so that he can reopen the case filed against him, and set him free.
Karan comes to meet one of the witnesses who had spoken for his father in the court, who tells him about the investigating officer, Inspector Mehta.
Karan stays as a Paying guest, of which Asha is the owner. Asha is herself a journalist.
From Inspector Mehta, Karan comes to know about other witnesses - Kishori and Jumman. The Inspector confesses that although he smelt a rat, he was silenced by the defence lawyer, Diwan Sardarilal. Inspector Mehta also tells Karan, that he overheard Kishori and Jumman speaking of a letter, and that this might prove to be a mighty proof of Shankarlal's innocence.
Karan goes about to woo Kishori, so that he can get the letters possessed by her. In the meantime, romantic feeling develop between Karan and Asha.
Karan also approaches Diwan Sardarilal as to how he can reopen the case to prove his father's innocence. He also asks if it will be enough if he can get the letter from Kishori. The Diwan tells him to first get the letter, so that he can see what to make out of it.
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