Neel Kamal (1968 film)

Neel Kamal
Film poster
Directed byRam Maheshwari
Written byEla Maheshwari
Kidar Sharma
Vinay Chatterjee
Screenplay byPhani Majumdar
Story byGulshan Nanda
Produced byPannalal Maheshwari
StarringWaheeda Rehman
Manoj Kumar
Raaj Kumar
CinematographyFali Mistry
Edited byD. N. Pai
Music byRavi
Sahir Ludhianvi (lyrics)
Production
companies
Famous Cine Studios, Tardeo, Mumbai
Kalpanalok
Release date
  • 21 September 1968 (1968-09-21)
Running time
160 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Neel Kamal is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language romantic thriller directed by Ram Maheshwari, starring Waheeda Rehman as the eponymous lead, Raaj Kumar, Manoj Kumar, Mehmood, Balraj Sahni, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala.[1][2]

Neel Kamal received highly positive reviews from critics upon release and proved to be a major commercial success at the box-office, becoming the third highest-grossing film of 1968.

At the 16th Filmfare Awards, Neel Kamal received 8 nominations including Best Film, Best Director (Maheshwari). Best Supporting Actor (Raaj Kumar), Best Supporting Actress (Shashikala) and Best Comedian (Mehmood), and won Best Actress for Rehman, her second win in the category after Guide (1965).

  1. ^ Neel Kamal. indiancine.ma.
  2. ^ Neel Kamal. Netflix.