Duvidha

Duvidha
Directed by	Mani Kaul
Written by	Vijayadan Detha
Screenplay by	Mani Kaul
Based on	Duvidha by Vijaydan Detha
Produced by	Film Finance Corporation (NFDC) National Music Dance Centre
Starring	Ravi Menon Raisa Padamsee
Cinematography	Navroze Contractor
Edited by	Ravi Patnaik
Release date	1973 (1973)
Running time	84 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Duvidha (transl. Dilemma) is a 1973 ghost movie directed by Mani Kaul, based on a Rajasthani story of the same name by Vijaydan Detha.[1] The film stars Ravi Menon and Raisa Padamsee in lead roles. The film was critically acclaimed and won the director the National Film Award for Best Direction[2] and Critics Award for Best film at the 1974 Filmfare Awards.[3] This film was remade in 2005 as Paheli, starring Shahrukh Khan and Rani Mukherjee in the lead roles.

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).[1]

Cast

• Raisa Padamsee as Lachhi
• Ravi Menon as Krishnalal, Merchant's Son
• Hardan
• Shambhudan
• Manohar Lalas
• Kana Ram
• Bhola Ram

Production

The film was extensively shot in Borunda village, in Tehsil Bilara, Jodhpur district, the village of the author Vijay Dan Detha' Bijji.[1]

Music

The music of film was given by folk musicians of Rajasthan, Ramzan Hammu, Latif and Saki Khan.[4]

Remake

The Amol Palekar movie, Paheli, released in 2005, is also based on the same story.

References

1. "Profile". upperstall.com.
2. "21st National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. p. 2,32. Retrieved 29 September 2011.
3. "Filmmaker Mani Kaul dead". The Hindu. 6 July 2011.
4. "Duvidha". Cinemas of India. Archived from the original on 4 November 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2013.

External links

• Duvidha at IMDb
• "Duvidha". Cinemas of India (NFDC). Archived from the original on 4 November 2013.