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Jaal is a film of genre Drama directed by Moni Bhattacharjee with Biswajit Chatterjee
Jaal (1967)
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Add to a movie listJaal is a 1967 Hindi suspense-thriller film directed by Moni Bhattacharjee. The film features Biswajeet and Mala Sinha in lead roles.
^ Peter Cowie, Derek Elley (1977). World Filmography: 1967. Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. p. 265. ISBN 0-498-01565-3.
Synopsis
Inspector Shankar (Biswajeet) is assigned to investigate the mysterious death of Sunder Singh (Sujit Kumar), whose ship wrecks on a stormy night. Sunder was off to marry Sheila (Mala Sinha), the daughter of his mother's (Nirupa Roy) childhood friend who had long died. Sheila was raised by her father, who dies of a heart attack when he comes to know of Sunder's death. Sunder's mother decides to take Sheila to live with her. In denial of her son's death, Sunder's mother keeps doing various acts in madness. She keeps serving food for Sunder, talks with his photos, and keeps feeling that her son has returned. Meanwhile Shankar and Sheila fall in love. But in her madness Sunder's mother starts preparations of Sunder's wedding with Sheila. Sunder's face-burnt body is found and the mystery continues whether his death was an accident or a murder.Actors
Biswajit Chatterjee
(Inspector Shankar)
Mala Sinha
(Sheila)
Sujit Dhungana
(Sunder Singh)
Nirupa Roy
(Sunder's mother)
Tarun Bose
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