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Jaal (1967 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Jaal' is a 1967 Hindi suspense-thriller film directed by Moni Bhattacharjee. The film stars Biswajeet and Mala Sinha in lead roles.
Plot
Inspector Shankar is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of Sunder Singh, whose ship wrecks on a stormy night. Sunder was off to marry Sheila, the daughter of his mother's childhood friend who had long since died. Sheila was raised by her father, who dies of a heart attack when he learns of Sunder's death. Sunder's mother decides to take Sheila to live with her. In denial of her son's death, Sunder's mother keeps doing various acts in madness. She keeps serving food for Sunder, talks with his photos, and keeps feeling that her son has returned. Meanwhile, Shankar and Sheila fall in love. But in her madness, Sunder's mother starts preparations of Sunder's wedding with Sheila. Sunder's face-burnt body is found and the mystery continues whether his death was an accident or a murder.
Cast
* Biswajeet as Inspector Shankar
* Mala Sinha as Sheela
* Sujit Kumar as Sundar Singh
* Nirupa Roy as Sundar's Mother
* Johnny Walker as Prakash
* Helen Prakash's girlfriend
* Asit Sen as Helen's uncle
* Tarun Bose as Micheal
* Jagdish Raj as Police sub-inspector
* Niranjan Sharma as Sheela's Father
Music
The music is composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, and the songs are written by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan and Anand Bakshi.
References
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