India, 1968
175m
35mm film, Eastmancolor, 1.37:1
mono, Hindi
An Indian fantasy film directed by A. Bhim Singh.
Plot Summary
Rajesh is obssesed with the doll he used as a child to replace his dead sister Meena. He gets engaged to a woman, also named Meena, but is paralyzed in a car crash and confined in a wheelchair. He learns that Meena is having an affair and swears his revenge.
Credits
* = uncredited
Crew
Directed by: A. Bhim Singh
© [not given on screen]
P.S.V. Films [Madras] presents
Production Executive: S. Krishnamurthy
Produced by: P.S. Veerappa
Dialogues: Akhtar-Ul-Iman, Kaushal Bharati
Story by: Jawar N. Sitaraman, G. Balasubramaniam
Director of Photography: Faredoon A. Irani
Editing: A. Paul Doraisingam
Music: Naushad
Lyrics: Shakeel Badayuni
Playback Artists: Mahammed Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar, Mahendra Kapoor
Audiography, Songs & Re-Recording: Mangesh Desai
Audiography Dialogues: Ramarao, Shamanna
Costumes: R.S. Mani, M. Raju
Make up: Pandit Pednekar, Venugopal
Hairstyles: R. Solomon
Art Director [sic]: Sudhendu Roy, Desh Mukherjee
Choreography: Chinni Sampath
Produced at: Bharani Studios, Vikram Studios
Cast
Dilip Kumar (Rajesh/Raja Saab)
Waheeda Rehman (Meena)
Manoj Kumar (Dr Shekhar)
Simmi [real name: Simi Garewal] (Aarti)
Pran (Mayadas, Aarti’s father)
Sulochana Latkar (Shekhar’s mother)
Padma Chauhan [real name: Padma Chavan] (Parvati)
Agha (Prem)
Shivraj (Girdharilal)
Ullhas (Govind)
Mohan Choti (Hari, Rajesh’s servant)
Nataraj
“& others”
Links
Remake of
Alayamani (1962)
References
Periodicals
- Shankar’s Weekly 18 August 1968 (India) – review
Books
- Reference Guide to Fantastic Films by Walt Lee p.1 – credits
