Khosla's first successful film, made in the crime movie
tradition of Navketan inflected by Guru Dutt's influence. Police Inspector
Shekhar (Anand) investigates the death of a newspaper editor when he meets Rekha
(Shashikala), the daughter of the commissioner (K.N. Singh). Shekhar keeps
running into a mysterious woman (Rehman) who, in a cloak-and-dagger encounter,
tries to bribe him to release a crook. He meets her again at Rekha's birthday
party. The crook she wants released is mysteriously killed in jail and Shekhar
is blamed for police torture. He goes into hiding, pursued by the murderer he
was investigating as well as by the police. He eventually solves the case in
hospital. The film is dominated by Rehman's luminous presence in her first Hindi
role, the camera enhancing her mystery with soft-focus over-the-shoulder shots.
Her sensuality is particularly well rended in the scenes where she tries to
seduce the crime boss (with the song Kahin pe nigahen) in order to facilitate
the hero's escape.
- NTSC Region 1
- English Subtitles
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