Rating-***/*****
starring-Rajesh khanna Asha Parekh
Kati Patang (English: Cut Kite, meaning a kitwhose string was cut and is therefore drifting) is an 1970 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Shakti
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Synopsis - Cast - Music - Box office
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www.indiamp3.com/music/index.php?actionKati Patang (English: Cut Kite, meaning a kite whose string was cut and is therefore drifting) is an 1970 Indian Hindi movie produced and directed by Shakti Samanta. It became a box office success.[2] It stars Asha Parekh as a woman pretending to be a widow, and her ensuing trials and tribulations. Film's story was written by Gulshan Nanda, based on the novel I Married a Dead Man, by Cornell Woolrich. Hollywood had already filmed the novel once before under the title No Man of Her Own (1950) withBarbara Stanwyck. It would be remade in French as J'ai épousé une ombre (I Married a Shadow) (1983), and by Hollywood again as Mrs. Winterbourne (1996).[3][1]
The movie also stars Nasir Hussain, Bindu, Prem Chopra and Rajesh Khanna. The film was the second in a string of nine movies in which Samanta and Khanna collaborated.
Contents [hide]
1 Synopsis
2 Cast
3 Music
3.1 Soundtrack
4 Box office
5 Awards and nominations
6 References
7 External links
Synopsis[edit source | editbeta]
Madhavi (Asha Parekh) is an orphan living with her maternal uncle, who arranges her marriage with someone she does not know, so she runs away to her lover, Kailash (Prem Chopra), only to find him in the arms of another woman, Shabnam (Bindu). She returns to her maternal uncle, only to find him dead. She then runs away from there, and meets with a friend Poonam, who is a widow and her child at a railway station. The three travel together by train to meet Poonam's in-laws, who have never seen her. Unfortunately, the train meets with an accident, killing the widow, who leaves the child in Madhavi's care. Madhavi assumes the identity of the dead woman, Poonam, and travels along with the child to her in-laws. She is welcomed with open arms. She finds out that her uncle had arranged her marriage with Kamal Sinha (Rajesh Khanna). Kamal is angry and bitter at the manner his to-be wife treated him, even without knowing him. Kamal is attracted to Poonam, but she tries to distance herself, fearing that he will find out the truth about her. Then Shabnam and Kailash re-enter her life, making her look like an imposter, turning her in-laws against her, and turning Kamal's love into resentment.
Cast[edit source | editbeta]
Asha Parekh as Madhavi 'Madhu' / Poonam
Rajesh Khanna as Kamal Sinha
Prem Chopra as Kailash
Bindu as Shabnam 'Shaboo'
Nasir Hussain as Diwan Dinanath
Sulochana Latkar as Mrs. Dinanath
Satyen Kappu as Dr. Kashinath
Shakti Samanta has said that he cast Asha Parekh, because he was "confident" that he could extract a "convincing performance from her." He had cast her in his earlier film, the underrated Pagla Kahin Ka.[4] She won the Filmfare Best Actress Award, the only win for the film.
Music[edit source | editbeta]
The music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman, and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. Kishore Kumar sang four solos forRajesh Khanna, while Mukesh got to sing a number for the latter - a rare combination. Asha Bhosle performed "Mera Naam Hai Shabnam" in the talk-sung style of Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (and thus often incorrectly dubbed "the first Hindi rap number").
Soundtrack
| Song | Singer(s) | Picturized on | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Yeh Shaam Mastani" | Kishore Kumar | Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh | 4:07 |
| "Pyar Deewana Hota Hai" | Kishore Kumar | Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh | 4:30 |
| "Mera Naam Hai Shabnam" | Asha Bhosle | Bindu | 3:05 |
| "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai" | Kishore Kumar | Rajesh Khanna | 3:36 |
| "Jis Gali Mein Tera Ghar" | Mukesh | Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh | 3:40 |
| "Na Koi Umang Hai" | Lata Mangeshkar | Asha Parekh | 3:07 |
| "Aaj Na Chodenge" | Kishore Kumar | Rajesh Khanna and Asha Parekh | 4:55 |