Gunahon Ka Devta
1967 · India
- Director
- V. Shantaram, Devi Sharma
- Screenplay
- Ravi Kapoor
- Music
- Shankar–Jaikishan
Cast
What it is about
Kundan is a vagabond with a golden heart who squanders what money he has and ends up in debt to the moneylender Lala Hakumat Rai. One day he gets into a quarrel with Kesar, a fiery young woman, and falls for her. When his mother proposes the match, Kundan's dissipated habits unsettle her, while Lala quietly schemes against the young woman.
How it was made
This Hindi-language drama was produced and directed under the Janta Chitra banner. Available sources credit Devi Sharma and V. Shantaram as directors, and Ravi Kapoor wrote the screenplay. The music is by Shankar Jaikishan, and the lead actor is Jeetendra, who shares the billing with Rajshree.
Reception and legacy
It is a popular melodrama from the late-1960s Hindi film industry, with a cast that includes Mehmood, Randhir, Leela Chitnis and Aruna Irani. Little documentation is available about its critical reception or its place in Indian film history, so it is best regarded as a title of interest mainly to those studying Bollywood cinema of that period.
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