Dastak

Synopsis

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 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.

Main Cast

Sanjeev Kumar

Hamid Ahmed

Age : 47 | Popularity : 5%

Rehana Sultan

Salma Ahmed

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Shakeela Bano Bhopali

Shamshad Begum

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Anwar Hussain

Akhtar Marativale

Age : 60 | Popularity : 3%

Manmohan Krishna

Shahid

Age : 53 | Popularity : 4%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Rajinder Singh Bedi
	Assistant Director	Shakeel Chandra Makhan Singh Sardar Basra Raj Ahuja
Camera	Director of Photography	Kamal Bose
Art	Art Direction	Sudhendu Roy
Sound	Original Music Composer	Madan Mohan
Editing	Editor	Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Writing	Writer	Rajinder Singh Bedi
Production	Producer	Rajinder Singh Bedi
Department	Role	Name

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