| Duvidha | |
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| Directed by | Mani Kaul |
| Written by | Vijayadan Detha |
| Screenplay by | Mani Kaul |
| Based on | Duvidha byVijaydan Detha |
| Produced by | Film Finance Corporation (NFDC) National Music Dance Centre |
| Starring | Ravi Menon Raisa Padamsee |
| Cinematography | Navroze Contractor |
| Edited by | Ravi Patnaik |
Release date |
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Running time | 84 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Duvidha (transl. Dilemma) is a 1973ghost movie directed byMani Kaul, based on aRajasthani story of the same name byVijaydan Detha.[1] The film starsRavi Menon andRaisa Padamsee in lead roles. The film was critically acclaimed and won the director theNational Film Award for Best Direction[2] andCritics Award for Best film at the 1974Filmfare Awards.[3] This film was remade in 2005 asPaheli, starringShahrukh Khan andRani Mukherjee in the lead roles.
The film is set in ruralRajasthan. It is based on a story byVijayadan Detha, which relates a popular folktale from Rajasthan about a merchant's son, Krishanlal.[1]
The film was extensively shot in Borunda village, inTehsilBilara,Jodhpur district, the village of the author Vijay Dan Detha' Bijji.[1]
The music of film was given byfolk musicians of Rajasthan, Ramzan Hammu, Latif and Saki Khan.[4]
TheAmol Palekar movie,Paheli, released in 2005, is also based on the same story.
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