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iView Author: Ratnakar Sadasyula (Bhubaneshwar, India)

Email: ratnakar.techie [at] gmail [dot] com

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Kudrat(1981)- A Tale of Reincarnation
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Among the Anand brothers, Chetan Anand had his own distinct identity. Not a flamboyant superstar like Dev nor a very popular director like Vijay , Chetan neverthless managed to carve out his own distinctive identity. His very first debut as a director was with an offbeat movie called Neecha Nagar( 1946) scripted by K.A.Abbas. In 1954 he directed brother Dev in a noirish crime flick Taxi Driver, which also had some great songs, following it up with Funtoosh in 1956 kind of a black comedy. He also came up with one of the best Indian war movies, in Haqeeqat(1964) featuring an ensemble cast of Balraj Sahni, Dharmendra, Sanjay Khan, Jayant, Vijay Anand and Priya Rajvansh. Heer Ranjha in …

Ram Maheshwari made four films, namely Kaajal, Neelkamal, Karmayogi and Chambal Ki kasam, having Raaj Kumar, either in lead roles or in a substantial role and Kaajal was his first directorial venture and for any new and that too first time director, star cast consisting of big names like Meena Kumari, Raaj Kumar, Padmini, Durga Khote and Mehmood should have been a matter of proud. Dharmendra too had become a rising star by then, riding over the success of films like Anpadh, Bandini, Neela Akash, Ayi Milan Ki bela and Haqiqat. Thoughh he had not played there main lead but a side hero but in all the films he had got open praises from audience and critics alike.

Kaajal’s story written by famous novelist Gulshan Nanda and it was quite a circular story and plot consisted of many rounded twists.

Song - Tora man darpan kahlaye…