Kaajal (1965)

 ●  Hindi ● 2 hrs 59 mins

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The Munim (Clerk) in Ranimaa's family lives with his son, Kaushal and daughter, Madhavi. After he passes away, Ranimaa brings up both children as her own, along with her only son, Rajesh. Years later, Rajesh has grown up and is of marriageable age. He meets with beautiful Bhanu Saxena and both fall in love with each other. Shortly thereafter, in a boating accident, Kaushal passes away, leaving behind a devastated Madhavi, Rajesh, who blames himself for his death, and Ranimaa. A few months later, Rajesh gets married to Bhanu and she moves in with them. Bhanu dislikes Madhavi and would like her out of the way, she goes to the extent of accusing her of having an affair with her husband. Under pressure, Madhavi goes to kill herself, and is rescued by a young man named Moti. Rajesh likes Moti and would like him to marry Madhavi, to which he agrees. After the marriage, Madhavi bids adieu to Ranimaa, and Rajesh, and moves in with Moti. What Madhavi does not know that Moti had an agenda and an ulterior motive for marrying her, and it looks like she has been dumped from the frying pan into the fire.

Cast: Dharmendra, Meena Kumari Bano, Raaj Kumar Pandit

Crew: Ram Maheshwari (Director), Sudhin Majumdar (Director of Photography), Ravi Shankar Sharma (Music Director)

Rating: U (India)

Genres: Family, Musical, Romance

Release Dates: 08 Dec 1965 (India)

Hindi Name: काजल

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Did you know? The film is adapted from the novel Maadhavi by Gulshan Nanda. Read More
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as Rajesh
as Madhavi
as Rani Sahiba
as Saxena
as Courtesan
Supporting Actor
Supporting Actress
as Jharna
as Kalu Mali or Kalicharan

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Music

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Film Type:
Feature
Language:
Hindi
Colour Info:
Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Frame Rate:
24 fps
Aspect Ratio:
2.39:1 (Scope)
Stereoscopy:
No
Music Label: Saregama India Limited
03:36

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Playback Singer: Mahendra Kapoor
03:26

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Playback Singer: Mohammad Rafi, Asha Bhosle
03:34

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle
03:05

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle
03:27

Music Director: Ravi Shankar Sharma
Lyricist: Sahir Ludhianvi
Playback Singer: Asha Bhosle
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Trivia:
On day one of filming, Raaj Kumar spotted Dharmendra and inquired sarcastically "Where have you found this wrestler from? Are you sure he can act?". Dharmendra was furious and was ready to respond physically, but was calmed down by director Ram Maheshwari.

The film is adapted from the novel Maadhavi by Gulshan Nanda.

Meena Kumari's work in the film won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress while Padmini won the Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actress.

The film was remade in Telugu as Maa Inti Devatha (1980).