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Garm Coat (1955)

Garm Coat 1955

Garm Coat (1955)

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A 1955 Hindi social drama inspired by Gogol The Overcoat about a poor clerk whose new coat becomes the symbol of his dignity and fragile aspirations

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Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Photographic Still

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Photographic Still

Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Garam Coat (1955), directed by Amar Kumar and written by the acclaimed writer Rajinder Singh Bedi, is an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's short story The Overcoat (1842). Set against the backdrop of post-partition North India, a period marked by economic turmoil, social fracture, and growing disillusionment with the state, the film brings a fresh perspective to Gogol's original story. While the core theme remains, Bedi reimagines the plot, diverging significantly from the original, and offers a more hopeful conclusion, in stark contrast to Gogol's bleak ending where the protagonist becomes a ghost. The film stars Balraj Sahni, Nirupa Roy, Jayant, Brahm Bhardwaj, Rashid Khan and Vijayalaxmi. Garam Coat was the inaugural project of Cine Co-operative, a production company founded by Bedi, Balraj Sahni, and actress Geeta Bali in 1954. Unfortunately, the film did not perform well commercially, leading Bedi...

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गरम कोट (1955) के निर्देशक थे अमर कुमार और इस फ़िल्म के लेखक थे उर्दू-हिन्दी के उस दौर के प्रसिद्ध अफ़सानानिगार राजिंदर सिंह बेदी। फ़िल्म की पटकथा नामचीन रूसी लेखक निकोलाई गोगोल की प्रसिद्ध कहानी 'दि ओवरकोट' (1842) पर आधारित है। यह फ़िल्म विभाजन घावों से लहूलुहान उत्तर भारत को कथा की पृष्ठभूमि के बतौर इस्तेमाल करती है जहाँ गहराता आर्थिक संकट, सामाजिक बिखराव और राज्य की संस्था में लोगों का टूटता भरोसा निराशा का माहौल रच रहा था। पर फ़िल्म निकोलाई गोगोल की मूल कहानी में कुछ महत्वपूर्ण बदलाव भी करती है। फ़िल्म के मूल कथ्य को बदले बिना भी राजिंदर सिंह बेदी कहानी को एक नया उम्मीदभरा मोड़ देते हैं। मूल कहानी के निराशा में डूबे अन्त के विपरीत यहाँ कथानक एक आशावादी मोड़ लेकर पूरा होता है। इस फ़िल्म में बलराज साहनी, निरूपा रॉय, जयंत, ब्रह्म भारद्वाज, राशिद खान और विजयलक्ष्मी मुख्य भूमिकाएँ निभा रहे थे। गरम कोट निर्माण कंपनी 'सिने को-ऑपरेटिव' के बैनर तले निर्मित पहली फ़िल्म थी। 'सिने को-ऑपरेटिव' निर्माण कंपनी का आरंभ वर्ष 1954 में राजिंदर सिंह बेदी, बलराज साहनी और अभिनेत्री गीता बाली ने मिलकर किया था। पर दुर्भाग्यवश गरम कोट व्यावसायिक रूप से कामयाब नहीं रही, जिसके चलते राजिंदर सिंह बेदी को दोबारा दूसरे फ़िल्म निर्माताओं के लिए पटकथाएँ लिखने के काम पर...

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Garm Coat (1955)

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Cine Co-operative Ltd.

Cinematographer

Vaikunth Kunkalekar

Dialogue Writer

Rajinder Singh Bedi

Director

Amar Kumar

Editing

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Lead Cast

Nirupa Roy,

Balraj Sahni,

Jayant,

Vijayalakshmi

Lead Cast Rest

Baby Chand,

Baby Indira,

Rashid Khan,

Baij Sharma,

Rajratan

Lyricist

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Music Director

Pandit Amaranath

Producer

Rajinder Singh Bedi

Screenplay Writer

Rajinder Singh Bedi

Story Writer

Rajinder Singh Bedi,

Nikolai Gogol

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Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Bedi, Rajinder Singh (Producer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Song-Synopsis Booklet

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Lobby Card

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Photographic Still

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Photographic Still

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Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Photographic Still

Kunkalekar, Vaikunth (Cinematographer), Garm Coat, 1955 | Photographic Still

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