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Dastak (1970)

Dastak

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2h 25m

Drama, Musicals

December 31st, 1970

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Tells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former home of a well known mujra and qawali singer, Shamshad. Men still come to the door in the hope of seeing Shamshad and do not seem too put out by seeing Salma despite her protestations. The couple struggle to live within the bounds of their own moral code while the earnings of prostitution seem to be flaunted around them. Hamid gets more and more angry and seemingly unable to reconcile his morality with the immorality of the world and at one point beats his wife and then rapes her making her into a 'whore' of his fantasy. The story here bears resemblance to the later 'Ek Chadar Maili Si' by the same director and seems to explore the complex world of women and sexuality as viewed by Indian men: mother, goddess, whore. This film also explores the ethos of prostitution in its reality and as a metaphor for the outside world.

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Cast

Sanjeev Kumar
Hamid Ahmed
Rehana Sultan
Salma Ahmed
Shakeela Bano Bhopali
Shamshad Begum
Anwar Hussain
Akhtar Marativale
Manmohan Krishna
Shahid
Niranjan Sharma
Tazdar Khan
Kamal Kapoor
Brijmohan
Jagdev
Yash Kumar
(as Yesh Kumar)
Dev Kishan
Mirza
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Directors

Rajinder Singh Bedi
(as Rajindar Singh Bedi)
Full cast & crew

Producers

Rajinder Singh Bedi
producer
(as Rajindar Singh Bedi)
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Writers

Rajinder Singh Bedi
written by
(as Rajindar Singh Bedi)
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Keywords

husband wife relationship
gossip
singer
All Keywords

Country of Origin

India

Languages

Hindi

Release Dates

December 31st, 1970 (India)
December 31st, 1970 (India) theatrical

Alternative Titles

Dastak (original title)
Koputus (Finland) (TV title)

Locations

Mohan Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (studio)
Prakash Studios, Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India (studio)

Running Times

145 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

Dachi Films (India)

Special Effects Companies

G.D. Art (India) (main titles)

Other Companies

Film Art (India) (publicity) (as Filmart)
His Master's Voice (India) (soundtrack) (as H.M.V.)
Shangrila Studio (India) (stills) (as Shangri-La)
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