''Dak Ghar'' 1965

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film based on an eponymous 1912 play by

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. It was directed by Zul Vellani and starred Sachin,

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, AK Hangal, Sudha and Satyen Kappu among others, with

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s by Balraj Sahni and

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Background

'' Dak Ghar (The Post Office)'' is a 1912 Bengali play by

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produced an English-language version of the play and also wrote a preface to it. It was also translated into Spanish and French. It was performed in English for the first time in 1913 by the Irish Theatre in London with Tagore himself in attendance. The Bengali original was staged in

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in 1917. It also had a successful run in

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with performances in concentration camps during

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. A Polish version was performed under the supervision of

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in the

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Plot

Amal, a young boy with an incurable disease is trapped inside the house by the local pandit-doctor's orders. He spends the day chattering with passersby and villagers while daydreaming about those encounters later. When the chowkidar tells him the new building across the road from his house is a new Post Office belonging the Raja, Amal starts fantasising about visiting the King beyond the hills, and getting a letter or delivering the letters going all around, setting out from the confine of his house.

Cast

* Sachin Pilgaonkar as Amal * AK Hangal as Pandit-doctor * Satyen Kappu as Madhabdutta, Amal's uncle (Pishemoshai in original play) * Sudha as flower seller girl * Balraj Sahni as Andhe Baba/Fakir (Thakurdas in original play) *

as Dahiwala (Doiwala in original play)

Soundtrack

* "Jhan Jhan Baaje Iktaara, Raja Ka Mai Harakaara"... Sushma Shrestha * "Kheli Hu Bahaaron Me, Bahaaron Me, Bahaaron Me Pali Hu Hu"... * "Kyu Roj Akela Jaata Hai Ae Suraj Le Chal Saath Mujhe"...

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* "Taaza Dahi Le Lo Taaza Dahi, Taaza Dahi Le Lo"... Shyam Vasvani * "Ye Bhor Jahaan Se Aati Hai, Koi Mujhko Wahan Pahuncha Deta"...

References

External links

* 1960s Hindi-language films 1960s Indian films 1965 films Films based on works by Rabindranath Tagore Indian films based on plays Indian drama films {{1960s-Hindi-film-stub