Aasha

Synopsis

Comedy/crime feature film with songs claiming inspiration from Hamlet. A landowner is accused of murder and the device of staging a play is employed whereby Kishore, disguised as an Arab, puts together a theatre company to perform a play which traps the killer.

Language

Hindi

Country

India

Medium

Film

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of release

1957

Duration

171 mins

Availability

No archive copy or distibutor found (2007).

Credits

Director

M.V. Raman

Cinematographer

Fali Mistry; Hardip. S.; Jawar Seetaraman

Cast

Kishore Kumar	Landowner’s son
Om Prakash	Landowner
Pran	Raj
Vyjayanthimala	Nirmala

Additional Details

Production type

Fiction Films

Plays

Hamlet

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

General

Some sequences are shot in colour.

Production Company

Name

Raman Studios

Address

India