Kati Patang
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| Kati Patang | |
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 Kati Patang theatrical poster |
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| Directed by | Shakti Samanta |
| Produced by | Shakti Samanta |
| Written by | Vrajendra Gaur Gulshan Nanda |
| Starring | Asha Parekh Rajesh Khanna Nasir Husain Prem Chopra Bindu |
| Music by | RD Burman |
| Distributed by | Shakti Films United Producers |
| Release date(s) | 1970 |
| Language | Hindi |
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Kati Patang is a 1970 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations. The film is based on a published story by Cornell Woolrich titled I Married a Dead Man and had been filmed before as No Man of Her Own (1950) starring Barbara Stanwyck. It would be remade by Hollywood again as Mrs. Winterbourne (1996).
The movie also features Rajesh Khanna, Nasir Husain, Bindu and Prem Chopra.
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[edit] Synopsis
Madhvi (Asha Parekh) is an orphan living with her maternal uncle, who arranges her marriage with someone she does not know, so she runs away to her lover, Kailash (Prem Chopra), only to find him in the arms of another woman, Shabnam (Bindu). She returns to her maternal uncle, only to find him dead. She then runs away from there, and meets with a friend, a widow and her child at a railway station. The three travel together by the same train. Unfortunately, the train meets with an accident, killing the widow instantly, leaving the child with Madhvi. Madhvi assumes the identity of the dead woman, Poonam, and travels along with the child to her in-laws. She is welcomed with open arms. She finds out that her uncle had arranged her marriage with Kamal Sinha (Rajesh Khanna). Kamal is angry and bitter at the manner his to-be wife treated him, even without knowing him. Kamal is attracted to Poonam, and makes it known to his family, who are shocked. Then Shabnam and Kailash re-enter their lives, making Madhvi look like an imposter, turning her in-laws against her; and Kamal's loves turns to resentment.
[edit] Cast
- Asha Parekh as Madhavi
- Rajesh Khanna as Kamal
- Prem Chopra as Kailash
- Bindu as Shabnam mausi
- Nasir Husain as Dinanath
[edit] Awards & Nominations
- Filmfare for Best Director(Shakti Samanta)
- Filmfare for Best Actor(Rajesh Khanna)
- Filmfare Best Actress Award (Asha Parekh)
- Filmfare for Best Story(Gulshan Nanda)
- Filmfare for Best Lyrics(Anand Bakshi for the song "Na Koi Umang Hai")
- Filmfare Nomination for Best Male Playback Singer (Kishore Kumar for the song "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai")
[edit] Trivia
- This was Shakti's 2nd film with Rajesh Khanna after Aradhana and marked the second of a string of nine movies in which Mr. Samanta and Mr. Khanna collaborated.
- Asha Parekh (who had earlier given an insightful performance in Samanta's underrated film Pagla Kahin Ka (1970)), won the Filmfare Best Actress Award, the only win for the film.
- The music of the film by R.D. Burman really established Kishore Kumar as the voice of Rajesh Khanna.
