Kabuliwala (1961)
A poor Afghani leaves his family behind to earn a living as a dried fruit vendor in India. Profoundly homesick, he befriends a young girl who reminds him of his own daughter. Meanwhile, the locals are distrustful of all foreigners.
Director:
Hemen Gupta
Writer:
Vishram Bedekar
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Balraj Sahni as Abdul Rehman Khan |
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Baby Sonu as Mini |
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Sajjan Lal Purohit as |
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Asit Sen as |
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Usha Kiran as Rama, Mini's Mother |
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Paul Mahendra as |
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Sonnu as |
| Writing | Rabindranath Tagore | Short Story |
| Writing | Prem Dhawan | Lyricist |
| Sound | Mohammed Rafi | Playback Singer |
| Writing | Gulzar | Lyricist |
| Writing | Vishram Bedekar | Screenplay |
| Production | Bimal Roy | Producer |
| Writing | Rabindranath Tagore | Story |
| Writing | S Khalil | Dialogue |
| Directing | Hemen Gupta | Director |
| Sound | Salil Chowdhury | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Mukul Dutt | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Kamal Bose | Director of Photography |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kishan B. Damania | Costume Design |
| Art | Sudhendu Roy | Art Direction |
| Directing | Kaushal Chatterjee | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Madhu Prabhavalkar | Editor |
| Production | Leela Desai | Associate Producer |