''Parwana'' ( ''Moth'') is a 1971

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-language

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film directed by

Jyoti Swaroop Jyoti Swaroop was an Indian film director, screenwriter and producer, who was one of the leading film directors in Hindi cinema of the 1960s and early 70s. His most well known films as a director include '' Parwana'' (1971) and ''Padosan'' (19 ...

. It stars

Amitabh Bachchan Amitabh Bachchan (; 11 October 1942) is an Indian actor who works in Hindi cinema. He is often considered one of the greatest, most accomplished and commercially successful actors in the history of Indian cinema.* * * * * With a cinemati ...

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in lead roles and

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in a special appearance. In this film, Bachchan plays his first negative role as an infatuated lover-turned-murderer.

Plot

Kumar, an artist by profession is in love with Asha. Asha wins a trip to Ooty in a dance competition and falls in love with a wealthy tea plantation owner Rajeshwar. When Kumar finds out, he goes to Asha's uncle, Ashok Verma and demands Asha's hand in marriage. When he refuses, Kumar plots to kill him. Kumar boards and exits various modes of transportation to create alibis and avoid any possibilities of suspicion (The manner in which Kumar plans and executes the murder is regarded as an immensely brilliant and engaging sequence.) Kumar finally kills Ashok and frames Rajeshwar in the hope of winning Asha's love. But Asha still loves Rajeshwar, and believes in his innocence. She promises to stay with Kumar forever, if he gets Rajeshwar exonerated from the death sentence. Realising that Rajeshwar will always remain Asha's love Kumar writes down his confession with details of how he executed his murder plan, gives it to Rajeshwar and commits suicide.

Cast

as Kumar Sen *

as Rajeshwar Singh *

as Asha Parekh *

as Public Prosecutor (Special Appearance) *

as Ashok Verma * Helen as a Cabaret Dancer *

Laxmi Chhaya Laxmi Chhaya (7 January 1948 – 9 May 2004) was an Indian actress, dancer and teacher, who was known for her distinctive character roles and appearances in Hindi films. Following a series of roles as a child actor, Chhaya earned recognition ...

as Kamla Singh *

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as Sarita Singh * Asit Sen as Mr. Ghosh * Ranjeeta Thakur as Mrs. Ghosh

Music

Since director Jyoti Swaroop had a successful pairing with R. D. Burman in ''

Padosan ''Padosan'' (, ) is a 1968 Indian Hindi-language musical comedy film directed by Jyoti Swaroop and produced by Mehmood, N. C. Sippy and written by Rajendra Krishan. It is a remake of the Bengali film '' Pasher Bari'' (1952) based on a shor ...

'', the music of the movie was originally to be composed by Burman. But creative differences cropped up and

Madan Mohan Madanamohana () is an epithet of the Hindu deity Krishna. It translates as, "he whose charm (''mohana'') bewilders even the god of love ('' madana'')". The epithet describes the powerful nature of the attraction for the deity from his devotees, e ...

was roped in. The lyrics were penned by

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Home media

The DVD of the film was released by

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under its own label.

References

External links

* 1971 films Films scored by Madan Mohan 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films Indian romantic thriller films Indian psychological thriller films 1970s psychological thriller films 1970s romantic thriller films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub