Kismet (1943 film)
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Kismet is a 1943 Indian Hindi film. Directed by Gyan Mukherjee and produced by Bombay Talkies (while it was in a succession battle between Devika Rani and Sashadhar Mukherjee after owner Himanshu Rai's death). The music of the film is by Anil Biswas, the screenplay by Niranjan Pal and the film stars Ashok Kumar as a pickpocket and trying to be con man who ends up falling in love. He is wrongfully jailed while trying to help his sweetheart but fate ( Kismet) comes to his rescue. The film went on to become a major success. According to the numbers, it has been given the status of All-Time Blockbuster. In the decade of 1940s, this movie made the most money. It's net gross came to Rs.10 million in 1943, which in today's date is equivalent of Rs.632 million. This record was beaten 8 years later by Awaara in 1951.
