Kala Pani (1958 film)

Kala Pani
Poster
Directed byRaj Khosla
Written byBhappi Sonie
Screenplay byG. R. Kamath
Story byAnand Pal
Based onBeyond This Place
by A.J. Cronin
Produced byDev Anand
StarringDev Anand
Madhubala
Nalini Jaywant
CinematographyV. Ratra
Edited byDharam Vir
Music byS. D. Burman
Production
company
Distributed byNavketan Films
Release date
  • 9 May 1958 (1958-05-09)
Running time
164 mins.
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. 12 million

Kala Pani (lit.'Black Water'; transl. Solitary confinement) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced by Dev Anand for Navketan Films and directed by Raj Khosla. It is a remake of the 1955 Bengali film Sabar Uparey starring Uttam Kumar and Chabi Biswas which itself was based on A.J. Cronin's 1953 novel Beyond This Place.[1]

The film's music is by S. D. Burman, and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri.[2]

Kala Pani was the story of a young man who, upon learning about his father's wrongful implication in a fifteen-year-old murder, vows to bring the true criminals to justice and release his innocent father from prison, with the help of a fearless journalist and a prostitute, who is the eye-witness of the murder and have evidence against the criminals. Dev Anand star as the young man named Karan Mehra, while Madhubala and Nalini Jaywant play a fearless journalist Asha and a prostitute Kishori respectively. Agha and Mukri starred in supporting characters.

Upon its release on 9 May 1958, the film became a critical and commercial success, with the leading actors earning high praises for their respective portrayals.[3] At the 6th Filmfare Awards, Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.[4]

  1. ^ U, Saiam Z. (2012). Houseful The Golden Years of Hindi Cinema. Om Books International. ISBN 9789380070254.
  2. ^ "Hindi film Kala Paani screened - Kala Pani (1958 film), a film review". The Pioneer website. Archived from the original on 4 April 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Kala Pani (1958 film)". BoxOfficeIndia.com website. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Remembering Madhubala's best roles (including film review of Kala Pani (1958 film))". Filmfare.com website. Archived from the original on 31 October 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2024.