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Kabuliwala (1957)

1957-04-01 · 1h 56m · BN
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Rahmat, a middle-aged fruit seller from Afghanistan, comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise and befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini who reminds him of his own daughter back in Afghanistan. One day Rehmat receives news of his daughter’s illness and decides to return to Afghanistan. But before he goes a violent fight with a customer leads to Rehmat killing him. He gets out of prison ten years later. Based on a Rabindranath Tagore story.

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Tapan SinhaDirector

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Chhabi BiswasChhabi BiswasRahmatOindrila TagoreOindrila TagoreMiniRadhamohan BhattacharyaRadhamohan BhattacharyaGirl's FatherManju DeyManju DeyGirl's MotherKali BannerjeeKali Bannerjee

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference467633Actor preference739736 · 742955 · 742956Country preferenceInDecade preference1950

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What is Kabuliwala about?

Rahmat, a middle-aged fruit seller from Afghanistan, comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise and befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini who reminds him of his own daughter back in Afghanistan. One day Rehmat receives news of his daughter’s illness and decides to return to Afghanistan. But before he goes a violent fight with a customer leads to Rehmat killing him. He gets out of prison ten years later. Based on a Rabindranath Tagore story.

How long is Kabuliwala?

Kabuliwala has a runtime of 116 minutes.