Kabuliwala (Hindi: काबुलीवाला) is a 1961 Hindi film based on the 1892 short story "Kabuliwala", by the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Hemen Gupta and starred Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Sajjan, Sonu and Baby Farida.[1][2]
Kabuliwala (1961) | |
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Directed by | Hemen Gupta |
Written by | Vishram Bedekar S. Khalil |
Based on | Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore |
Produced by | Bimal Roy Leela Desai (assoc.) |
Starring | Balraj Sahni Usha Kiran Sajjan Sonu. |
Cinematography | Kamal Bose |
Edited by | Madhu Prabhavalkar |
Music by | Salil Choudhury |
Release date | 14 December 1961 |
Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Gupta had remained private secretary to Subhas Chandra Bose, and went on to direct many films including Taksaal (1956), also starring Balraj Sahni, and his tribute Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (1966).
Music – Salil Choudhury; Lyrics – Prem Dhawan, Gulzar