Dastak

Synopsis

Dastak (transl. The Knock) is a 1970 Indian Hindi-language drama film and the directorial debut of Rajinder Singh Bedi, who wrote the script too. Bedi based it on his own radio play Naql-e-Makaani, broadcast on All India Radio in Lahore in tha year 1944. Sanjeev Kumar and Rehana Sultan play Hamid and Salma, newlyweds who rent a flat in Bombay once occupied by a courtesan, Shamshad Begum. At the very beginning, they settle in. Men keep arriving at the door asking for her, and the couple finds itself caught in the social stigma still attached to the flat. Madan Mohan composed the score, Majrooh Sultanpuri wrote the lyrics, and Lata Mangeshkar and Mohammed Rafi sang the all the songs of the fil. At the 18th National Film Awards, the film won Best Actor for Kumar, Best Actress for Sultan and Best Music Direction for Madan Mohan..

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Details

Type

Movie

Release date

December 31, 1970

Genres

erotic film

Created by

Rajinder Singh Bedi

Countries

India