| Padosan | |
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| Directed by | Jyoti Swaroop |
| Written by | Rajinder Krishan |
| Based on | Pasher Bari by Arun Chowdhury |
| Produced by | Mehmood N. C. Sippy |
| Starring | Sunil Dutt Saira Banu Mehmood Kishore Kumar Om Prakash |
| Cinematography | K. H. Kapadia |
| Edited by | D. N. Pai |
| Music by | R. D. Burman |
| Distributed by | Kailash Dossani Investments Pvt. Ltd. Mehmood Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Padosan (pronounced [pə.ɽoː.san], transl. Female Neighbour) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film directed by Jyoti Swaroop and produced by Mehmood, N. C. Sippy and written by Rajendra Krishan.[1] It is a remake of the Bengali-language film Pasher Bari (1952) based on a short story of the same name by Arun Chowdhury, starring Bhanu Bandyopadhyay and Sabitri Chatterjee. The film stars Sunil Dutt and Saira Banu. Kishore Kumar, Mukri, Raj Kishore and Keshto Mukherjee played the supporting roles.[2]
Indiatimes Movies ranked the film amongst the "Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films".[3] Music was composed by R. D. Burman. Kumar sang for himself while Manna Dey sang for Mehmood. Many of the scenes were shot in Brindavan Gardens located near the city of Mysore.
- ^ Raheja, Dinesh (5 December 2002). "Why Padosan is perennially popular". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 26 October 2021. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
- ^ Ashish Rajadhyaksha, Paul Willemen (1998) [1994]. Rajadhyaksha, Ashish; Willemen, Paul (eds.). Encyclopaedia of Indian Cinema (PDF). Oxford University Press. p. 396. ISBN 019-563579-5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
- ^ "25 Must See Bollywood Movies". Indiatimes Movies. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 21 August 2008.