''Dhoomketu'' (The Comet) is a

1949 Events January * January 1 – A United Nations-sponsored ceasefire brings an end to the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. The war results in a stalemate and the division of Kashmir, which still continues as of 2025 * January 2 – Luis ...

action adventure film directed by

Homi Wadia Homi Wadia (22 May 1911 – 10 December 2004) was an Indian film director and producer in Bollywood (Hindi cinema). He was the co-founder of Wadia Movietone productions, established in 1933 and later after the closure of Wadiatone, he founded Ba ...

. Made under the Basant Pictures banner, the music was composed by A. Karim with lyrics by Rajjan and A. Karim.

Raja Sandow Raja Sandow (born P. K. Nagalingam) was an Indian actor, film director and producer. He began his career as an actor in silent films and later became a prominent actor and director in Tamil and Hindi films of the 1930s. He is considered to be o ...

an early hero and director of films played a supporting role in this film. The film starred Fearless Nadia, John Cawas, Sona Chatterji, Dalpat, Boman Shroff, Ram Singh and Raja Sandow. The setting is soon after India's Independence and Inspector Comet has been put in charge of getting rid of black-marketeers.

Plot

Seth Dharmadas is a respectable man in society who is shown as a humanitarian helping the needy women of society. However, his evil deeds are not known to many. He is one of the biggest black-marketeers in a time when the grain is scarce. Inspector Dayal is helped by his daughter Shanti and Inspector Comet in finding the guilty. When Dayal gets near the truth he is killed off by Dharamdas. Mohini Comet's fiancée and Shanti along with others help in catching the villain after a frantic round of action and chase scenes.

Cast

* Fearless Nadia * John Cawas * Sona Chatterji * Dalpat * Boman Shroff * Ram Singh * Raja Sandow * Habib

Music

References

External links

* {{Homi Wadia 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Homi Wadia 1940s action adventure films Indian action adventure films