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Dastak (1970)

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Dastak (1970)

Dastak 1970

Dastak (1970)

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Dastak (1970) Written and directed by Rajinder Singh Bedi, it remains one of the most daring and socially perceptive works in the history of parallel Hindi…

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Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Dastak, 1970 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Dastak, 1970 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Dastak, 1970 | Lobby Card

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Dastak, 1970 | Lobby Card

Dastak (1970) Written and directed by Rajinder Singh Bedi, it remains one of the most daring and socially perceptive works in the history of parallel Hindi cinema. The film was notable for its deeply unconventional narrative, set within the confines of a sex workers' district—an environment rarely explored with such sensitivity and realism in mainstream Indian cinema of its time. At the centre of the story is a newly married couple, Hamid and Salma, who unknowingly rent an apartment previously occupied by a courtesan named Shamshad Begum, whose clientele continue to visit the residence long after her departure. The repeated knocks—or dastak—on the couple's door become both a literal and symbolic intrusion into their married life, exposing them to humiliation, suspicion and its resulting emotional turmoil. Through this deceptively simple premise, the film offers a profound meditation on urban alienation, social...

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दस्तक (1970) राजिंदर सिंह बेदी द्वारा लिखित और निर्देशित यह फ़िल्म हिंदी सिनेमा के समानांतर इतिहास में साहसिक और सामाजिक रूप से संवेदनशील फ़िल्मी कृतियों में से एक मानी जाती है। यह फ़िल्म अपनी बेहद अपरंपरागत कहानी के लिए उल्लेखनीय है, जो एक वेश्या -बस्ती पर आधारित है। उस समय के मुख्यधारा के भारतीय सिनेमा में इस तरह के माहौल को इतनी संवेदनशीलता और यथार्थवाद के साथ शायद ही कभी दर्शाया गया था। कहानी के केंद्र में नवविवाहित जोड़ा, हामिद और सलमा हैं, जो अनजाने में एक ऐसा अपार्टमेंट किराए पर लेते हैं जिसमें पहले शमशाद बेग़म नाम की एक तवायफ़ रहती थी, जिसके ग्राहक उसके जाने के बाद भी लंबे समय तक उस घर में आते रहते हैं। दंपति के दरवाजे पर बार-बार होने वाली दस्तक उनके वैवाहिक जीवन में शाब्दिक और प्रतीकात्मक दोनों तरह से दख़ल बन जाती है, जिससे उन्हें अपमान, संदेह और उसके परिणामस्वरूप होने वाली भावनात्मक उथल-पुथल का सामना करना पड़ता है। इस देखने में सरल लगने वाली कहानी के माध्यम से, फ़िल्म शहरी अलगाव, सामाजिक पाखंड और मध्यमवर्गीय प्रतिष्ठा में अंतर्निहित नैतिक विरोधाभासों पर गहन चिंतन प्रस्तुत करती है। बेदी द्वारा इस विषय को संयमित ढंग से प्रस्तुत करने और मनोवैज्ञानिक बारीकियों को समझने के लिए उनकी व्यापक प्रशंसा हुई। रेड-लाइट इलाकों के माहौल को...

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Dastak (1970)

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Art Director

Sudhendu Roy

Assistant Editor

Khan Zaman Khan

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Dachi Films

Cinematographer

Kamal Bose

Director

Rajinder Singh Bedi

Editing

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Lead Cast

Anwar Husain,

Sanjeev Kumar,

Rehana Sultan,

Shakila Bano Bhopali

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Kamal Kapoor,

Manmohan Kishan,

Yesh Kumar,

Niranjan Sharma,

Jagdev

Lyricist

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Music Director

Madan Mohan

Producer

Rajinder Singh Bedi

Script Writer

Rajinder Singh Bedi

Special Effects

Krishan Malik

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Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Dastak, 1970 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Dastak, 1970 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Dastak, 1970 | Lobby Card

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Dastak, 1970 | Lobby Card

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Dastak, 1970 | Lobby Card

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Dastak, 1970 | Lobby Card

Bose, Kamal (Cinematographer), Dastak, 1970 | Lobby Card

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