Dak Ghar
| Dak Ghar | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Zul Vellani |
| Based on | Madan Mohan (composer) (lyricist)Kaifi Azmi |
Release date |
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Running time | 60 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Dak Ghar 1965
AK Hangal, Sudha and Satyen Kappu among others, with cameo appearances by Balraj Sahni and Sharmila Tagore.[2]
Background
Warsaw ghetto.[5]
Plot
Amal, a young boy with an incurable disease is trapped inside the house by the local pandit-doctor's orders. He spends the day chattering with passersby and villagers while daydreaming about those encounters later. When the chowkidar tells him the new building across the road from his house is a new Post Office belonging the Raja, Amal starts fantasising about visiting the King beyond the hills, and getting a letter or delivering the letters going all around, setting out from the confine of his house.[2]
Cast
- Sachin Pilgaonkaras Amal
- AK Hangalas Pandit-doctor
- Satyen Kappu as Madhabdutta, Amal's uncle (Pishemoshai in original play)
- Sudha as flower seller girl
- Balraj Sahni as Andhe Baba/Fakir (Thakurdas in original play)
- Mukri as Dahiwala (Doiwala in original play)
Soundtrack
- "Jhan Jhan Baaje Iktaara, Raja Ka Mai Harakaara"... Sushma Shrestha
- "Kheli Hu Bahaaron Me, Bahaaron Me, Bahaaron Me Pali Hu Hu"...
- "Kyu Roj Akela Jaata Hai Ae Suraj Le Chal Saath Mujhe"... Bhupinder
- "Taaza Dahi Le Lo Taaza Dahi, Taaza Dahi Le Lo"... Shyam Vasvani
- "Ye Bhor Jahaan Se Aati Hai, Koi Mujhko Wahan Pahuncha Deta"... Bhupinder
References
- ^ "Dak Ghar". IMDB. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ^ a b "Dak Ghar (1966)". Memsaab Story. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
- ISBN 9781439106235.
- ^ "Tagore for today". The Hindu. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2013.
- ISBN 9780312200794.
External links
- Dak Ghar at IMDb
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