Kati Patang
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | Kati Patang |
| Country of production | India |
| original language | Hindi |
| Publishing year | 1970 |
| length | 154 minutes |
| Rod | |
| Director | Shakti Samanta |
| script | Vrajendra Gaur , Gulshan Nanda |
| production | Shakti Samanta |
| music | RD Burman |
| camera | V. Gopi Krishna |
| cut | Govind Dalwadi |
| occupation | |
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Kati Patang is a 1970 Hindi film directed by Shakti Samanta and starring Rajesh Khanna , Asha Parekh and Prem Chopra . The film is based on the novel I Married a Dead Man (1948) by Cornell Woolrich . Previously, the novel served as a template for the film No Man of Her Own (1950) with Barbara Stanwyck . There are two other film adaptations: Married with a Dead (1980) to Nathalie Baye and the American film Mrs. Winterbourne (1996).
In India one Kati Patang the 50 most successful films from the 1970 's. It came in 6th place by box office numbers in 1970 and became a hit.
action
On the day of the wedding, Madhavi is supposed to marry a man who is still unknown to her. But she cannot forget her love for her boyfriend Kailash. That's why she runs to him on the wedding day, only to catch him with another woman in the arms. Heartbroken, she returns to her uncle's house and wants to ask his forgiveness. But she finds her uncle dead after being in shock.
She escapes and meets her old school friend Poonam. She is with her son on the way to see her in-laws, whom she has never seen before. Back then she ran off with her husband and now that he passed away she has no one else. Madhavi wants to accompany her on the journey, but the train derails. Poonam asks Madhavi to look after her son shortly before she dies.
Madhavi promises and poses as their daughter-in-law to Poonam's in-laws. She is kindly welcomed into her house by Diwan Dinanath and his wife. Madhavi alias Poonam quickly learns to adapt to the new situation and meets new people, such as Kamal Sinha, a good friend of Poonam's husband. They get to know each other and soon Madhavi realizes that he is the man she should have married.
Kamal has been a broken man since the wedding that fell apart, but Madhavi is in a bind trying to hide the truth. This turns out to be more difficult than expected, because soon she feels more for Kamal. Things get worse when Kailash gets behind Madhavi's game and keeps blackmailing her to get the family's fortune.
Madhavi tries to get out of the situation by lying, but realizes that this is not the way to go. In a letter she writes down the true story. After Kamal gets his hands on the letter, he tries to help Madhavi despite all the lies. Together they can prove to the police that Kailash and his lover Shabnam wanted to usurp the inheritance.
music
| song | Singer |
|---|---|
| "Mera Naam Hai Shabnam" | Asha Bhosle |
| "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Yeh Shaam Mastani" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Jis Gali My Tera Ghar Na Ho Baalma" | Mukesh |
| "Pyaar Deewana Hota Hai, Mastaana Hota Hai" | Kishore Kumar |
| "Na Koi Umang Hai Na Koi Tarang Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar |
| "Aaj Na Chorenge Bas Humjoli" | Kishore Kumar |
Award
Nominations
- Best director to Shakti Samanta
- Best Actor to Rajesh Khanna
- Best story to Gulshan Nanda
- Best lyrics to Anand Bakshi for Na Koi Umang Hai
- Best playback singer to Kishore Kumar for Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai
criticism
"Kati Patang" [is] only suitable for die-hard Bollywood fans (...), above all because of the not only unbelievable, but downright outrageous coincidences in this plot construct. Also the level of melodrama in some scenes, in which Asha is frozen in the pillar of horror and has to endure the accusations or the calamity, is difficult to bear for someone who has not already made close contact with Bollywood. But to all those who get along with it, the film is recommended, because of the great music, the actors that are well worth seeing and a couple of ludicrous plot developments. (from molodezhnaja.ch)
Others
- The film was released in Portugal in 1980 under the title O Preço do Pecado (shortened version of 132 min).
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=124&catName=MTk3MC0xOTc5 ( Memento from February 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=176&catName=MTk3MA== ( Memento from January 2, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ http://molodezhnaja.ch/katipatang.htm
Web links
- Kati Patang in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Review on molodezhnaja.ch
- Review in English