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Kabuliwala (1961 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Kabuliwala' is a 1961 Hindi film based on the 1892 short story "Kabuliwala", by the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore. It was directed by Hemen Gupta and starred Balraj Sahni, Usha Kiran, Sajjan, Sonu and Baby Farida.[http://www.indiaabroad.rediff.com/movies/2002/may/30dinesh.htm "Of Kabuliwala and Unconditional Love"], by Dinesh Raheja, Rediff.com. [https://web.archive.org/web/20071018235841/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/152394/Kabuliwala/overview Kabuliwala]New York Times.
Cast
* Balraj Sahni as Abdul Rehman Khan
* Sonu as Mini
* Usha Kiran as Rama, Mini's mother
* Padma
* Laxmi
* Sarita Devi
* Anwari Bai
* Leela Agha
* Baby Farida
* Asit Sen as Bhola
Background
Gupta had remained private secretary to Subhas Chandra Bose, and went on to direct many films including 'Taksaal' (1956), also starring Balraj Sahni, and his tribute 'Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose' (1966).
Soundtrack
Music Salil Choudhury; Lyrics Prem Dhawan, Gulzar
* "Aye Mere Pyaare Watan" Manna Dey ,Lyrics by Prem Dhawan
* "Ganga Aaye Kahan Se" Hemant Kumar
* "Kabuliwala" Hemant Kumar, Usha Mangeshkar
* "O Ya Qurbaan" Mohammed Rafi
References
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