| Kala Pani | |
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| Directed by | Raj Khosla |
| Written by | Bhappi Sonie |
| Screenplay by | G. R. Kamath |
| Story by | Anand Pal |
| Based on | Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin |
| Produced by | Dev Anand |
| Starring | Dev Anand Madhubala Nalini Jaywant |
| Cinematography | V. Ratra |
| Edited by | Dharam Vir |
| Music by | S. D. Burman |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Navketan Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 164 mins. |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est. ₹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]
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- ^ "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.