Kismat (1968 film)
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Theatrical poster
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| Directed by | Manmohan Desai |
| Produced by | Kamal Mehra |
| Screenplay by | Brij Katyal |
| Story by | Manmohan Desai |
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Biswajeet Babita Helen Kamal Mehra Murad (actor) |
| Music by | O.P.Nayyar |
| Cinematography | Keki Mistry |
| Edited by | Kamlakar Karkhanis (as Kamlakar) |
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Production
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Pride of Asia Films
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| Distributed by | Bollywood Entertainment (BEI) (2003) (USA) (DVD) |
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Release date
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Running time
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139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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Original vinyl record poster from Penguin
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| Soundtrack album by O.P.Nayyar | |
| Released | 1968 |
| Recorded | 1968 |
| Genre | Film soundtrack |
| Length | 29:59 |
| Language | Hindi |
| Label | HMV, Penguin |
Kismat (Destiny /Fate) is a 1968 Indian Hindi film directed by Manmohan Desai, produced by Kamal Mehra and released under the banner of Pride of Asia Films. It stars Biswajeet, Babita, Helen and Kamal Mehra in prominent roles. Other notable actors in the film are Bhagwan Sinha, Murad, M. B. Shetty (father of Rohit Shetty), Hari Shivdasani, Hiralal, Indra Kumar, Jagdish Raj (as Jagdishraj), Polsan, Prem Kumar, Paul Sharma, Tun Tun and Ullhas.
It can be categorised under romantic family thriller film. It was shot in 14 reels, using 35mm film format in Eastman Color.
The film has been noted mainly for the soundtrack given by O.P.Nayyar, which included three songs that became very popular – "Aao Huzoor Tum Ko", "Kajra Mohabbat Wala" and "Aankhon Mein Qayamat". Biswajeet is one of the first heroes in Bollywood to be dressed as a woman on screen for the song Kajra Mohabbat Wala.
This film was the last collaboration between singer Shamshad Begum and music director O.P.Nayyar. They never worked together again. Shamshad Begum recorded her last song for O.P.Nayyar, "Kajra Mohabbat Wala" along with Asha Bhosle in this film.
The nation is struck by a series of bomb blasts spread across the country. The Commissioner of Police (Murad) is baffled as to who is behind these attacks. The Commissioner receives an anonymous call where the caller tells that he knows who the masterminds behind the blasts are and their associates. He also tells that he would like to help the Police. The informant then tells that he has stored the names and images of mastermind and their associates in a microdot. The informant here is the Mr. Gonz, owner of a store, 'Twist Musical & Photo Shop'. The main mastermind or the villain is Scorpion. He gets to know that the informant is about to give their organisation's information to the police. Scorpion then sends his men or goons to recover the microdot.
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