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Dastak (1970)

ALL 12/31/1970 (hi) Music, Drama 145 Min
  • Release
    12/31/1970
  • Production
    Dachi Films
  • Rotten tomato
    10%
  • Original title
    दस्तक
  • Original language
    hi
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
    -

Overview

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.

  2. Story



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Casts

  1. Sanjeev Kumar

    Hamid Ahmed

  2. Rehana Sultan

    Salma Ahmed

  3. Shakeela Bano Bhopali

    Shamshad Begum

  4. Anwar Hussain

    Akhtar Marativale

  5. Manmohan Krishna

    Shahid

Full Cast & Crew

Casts : 5 , Crews : 11

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Dastak (1970) 145 Min

ALL 12/31/1970 (hi)
Music, Drama
  • Release 12/31/1970
  • Production
    Dachi Films
  • Original title दस्तक
  • hi
  • Revenue0.00

Overview

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.

  1. Rajinder Singh Bedi

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Hrishikesh Mukherjee

    Editor

  4. Rajinder Singh Bedi

    Producer



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