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  • Dastak (1970)
  • Not Rated
    145 min | Drama
Dastak (1970)
Not Rated
145 min | Drama

Tells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former home of a well known mujra and qawali singer, Shamshad. Men still come to the door in the ...See moreTells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former home of a well known mujra and qawali singer, Shamshad. Men still come to the door in the hope of seeing Shamshad and do not seem too put out by seeing Salma despite her protestations. The couple struggle to live within the bounds of their own moral code while the earnings of prostitution seem to be flaunted around them. Hamid gets more and more angry and seemingly unable to reconcile his morality with the immorality of the world and at one point beats his wife and then rapes her making her into a 'whore' of his fantasy. The story here bears resemblance to the later 'Ek Chadar Maili Si' by the same director and seems to explore the complex world of women and sexuality as viewed by Indian men: mother, goddess, whore. This film also explores the ethos of prostitution in its reality and as a metaphor for the outside world. Written by See less
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Director
Rajinder Singh Bedi (as Rajindar Singh Bedi)
Writer
Rajinder Singh Bedi (written by) (as Rajindar Singh Bedi)
Producer
Rajinder Singh Bedi (as Rajindar Singh Bedi)
Composer
Cinematographer
Editor
Hrishikesh Mukherjee (as Hrishikes Mukerji)
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1970 (India)
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23 cast members
Name Known for
Sanjeev Kumar
Hamid Ahmed Hamid Ahmed   See fewer
Rehana Sultan
Salma Ahmed Salma Ahmed   See fewer
Shakeela Bano Bhopali
Shamshad Begum (as Shakil Banu Bhopali) Shamshad Begum (as Shakil Banu Bhopali)   See fewer
Anwar Hussain
Akhtar Marativale (as Anwar Husain) Akhtar Marativale (as Anwar Husain)   See fewer
Niranjan Sharma
Tazdar Khan Tazdar Khan   See fewer
Kamal Kapoor
Brijmohan Brijmohan   See fewer
Jagdev
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Yash Kumar
Actor (as Yesh Kumar) Actor (as Yesh Kumar)   See fewer
Dev Kishan
Mirza (as Dev Krishan) Mirza (as Dev Krishan)   See fewer
Bhanumati
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Shahgul
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Mahugul Durrani
Actor (as Mahgul) Actor (as Mahgul)   See fewer
V. Soni
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Viraj
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Johnny Whisky
Ahmed Hussain 'Saiyan' (as Johny Whisky) Ahmed Hussain 'Saiyan' (as Johny Whisky)   See fewer
Baldev
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Kripalani
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Atam Prakash
Mukandi Mukandi   See fewer
Neelam
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B.S. Sudan
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