Duvidha
7.2 /10 1 Votes7.2
Country India | 7/10 IMDb Genre Drama Duration Language Hindi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Release date 1973 Based on Duvidha by Vijayadan Detha Writer Vijayadan Detha (based on the story by) Cast Similar movies Related Mani Kaul movies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duvidha a mani kaul film
Duvidha is a 1973 ghost movie directed by Mani Kaul. The film stars Ravi Menon and Raisa Padamsee in lead roles. The film was critically acclaimed and won the director National Film Award for Best Direction and Critics Award for Best film at the 1974 Filmfare Awards.
Contents
Plot
The film is set in rural Rajasthan. It is based on a story by Vijayadan Detha, which relates a popular folktale from Rajasthan about a merchant’s son, Krishanlal (Ravi Menon), whose relationship with his young bride, Lachhi (Raisa Padamsee), is thwarted by his work and a ghost who falls in love with her, resulting in the ghost soon impersonating the husband.
Cast
Production
The film was extensively shot in Borunda village, in Tehsil Bilara, Jodhpur district, the village of the author Vijay Dan Detha' Bijji.
Music
The music of film was given by folk musicians of Rajasthan, Ramzan Hammu, Latif and Saki Khan.
Remake
The Amol Palekar movie, Paheli, released in 2005, is also based on the same story.
References
Duvidha WikipediaDuvidha IMDb Duvidha themoviedb.org