Drama · India · 1961 · 2h 14m

Kabuliwala

काबुलीवाला

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Director

Cast

Balraj Sahni as Abdul Rehman Khan Baby Sonu as Mini Sajjan Lal Purohit as Asit Sen as Usha Kiran as Rama, Mini's Mother Paul Mahendra as

Crew

Kamal Bose — Director of Photography Madhu Prabhavalkar — Editor Salil Chowdhury — Original Music Composer Vishram Bedekar — Screenplay Rabindranath Tagore — Story Bimal Roy — Producer

Synopsis

A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds him of his own daughter. Meanwhile, the locals are distrustful of all foreigners.

Mood & Themes

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Key Collaborators

Hemen Gupta Director Kamal Bose Director of Photography Madhu Prabhavalkar Editor Salil Chowdhury Original Music Composer Vishram Bedekar Screenplay Rabindranath Tagore Story Bimal Roy Producer Kishan B. Damania Costume Design

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