![]() ![]() In court, he faces a judge (Rehman) and pleads not guilty, blaming the fog for the accident. The villagers and farmer’s family come running, and Surjit is arrested for reckless driving. Tragically he fails to see a farmer crossing the road with his buffalo, and hits them, killing both instantly. He oversleeps, and the next morning drives a little too fast in very foggy weather trying to make up lost time. (He also sings a lovely song called “Sachhai Chhup Nahin Sakti” and looks verrry handsome with his gold earrings and his mouche.) Leaving his co-pilot and friend Jaggu one night to change a punctured tyre, Surjit visits a local dancing girl named Chamelibai (Bindu) and stays the night with her. Surjit Singh (Rajesh Khanna) is a hard-drinking truck driver. I genuinely enjoyed a lot (even most) of it, but some of it I found troubling (that was intentional on the part of the makers), and some aspects were just irritating (not intentional) (and not Meena! she was actually very good and not at all weepy despite playing a put-upon widow). In the end though, I had mixed feelings about Dushmun. Plus, it has quite an interesting premise, Meena Kumari in one of her last roles and Kumari Naaz, and I really wanted to see it. First of all, many many thanks to Suhan for sending this to me! I love films with a village setting, and Mumtaz, and Rajesh Khanna, and this has all three. ![]()
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