Teesri Kasam
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| Directed by | Basu Bhattacharya |
| Produced by | Shailendra |
| Screenplay by |
Nabendu Ghosh Phanishwar Nath Renu (Dialogue) |
| Based on |
Teesri Kasam Urf Maare Gaye Gulfam by Phanishwar Nath Renu |
| Starring |
Raj Kapoor Waheeda Rehman Iftekhar Asit Sen Dulari Keshto Mukherjee C.S. Dubey |
| Music by |
Shankar-Jaikishen Shailendra (Lyrics) Hasrat Jaipuri (Lyrics) |
| Cinematography | Subrata Mitra |
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Release date
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1966 |
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Running time
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159 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Teesri Kasam (The Third Vow) is a 1966 Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. It is based on the short story Mare Gaye Gulfam by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. The duo Shankar-Jaikishan composed the film's score. The film's cinematography is by Subrata Mitra. Dialogues are by Phanishwarnath Renu and the screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh. Teesri Kasam is an unconventional film that portrays rural Indian society. It is the story of a naive bullock cart driver who falls in love with a dancer at nautanki, the popular folk theatre of the Bihar region. The film also deals with the issue of exploitation of women in the performing arts, especially in travelling folk theatre. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 14th National Film Awards.
Hiraman (Raj Kapoor) is a rustic villager, a bullock cart driver, from a remote village in Bihar. Hiraman takes two vows based on difficult situations in his life. He then meets and befriends Hirabai, a nautanki dancer. In the end, Hiraman takes a third vow.
Hiraman has traditional and conservative values. While smuggling illegal goods on his bullock cart and narrowly escaping the police, Hiraman takes a vow (the first kasam) to never again carry illegal goods. Subsequently, while transporting bamboo for a timber trader, Hiraman's load upsets the horses of two men. The two men then beat Hiramam. After this, Hiraman takes a second vow (the second kasam) to never again carry bamboo in his cart.
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