Kala Pani (1958 film)

Kala Pani
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Directed by	Raj Khosla
Written by	Bhappi Sonie
Screenplay by	G. R. Kamath
Story by	Anand Pal
Based on	Beyond This Place by A.J. Cronin
Produced by	Dev Anand
Starring	Dev Anand Madhubala Nalini Jaywant
Cinematography	V. Ratra
Edited by	Dharam Vir
Music by	S. D. Burman
Production company	Navketan Films
Distributed by	Navketan Films
Release date	9 May 1958 (1958-05-09)
Running time	164 mins.
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	est. ₹12 million

Kala Pani (lit. 'Black Water'; transl. Solitary confinement) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language thriller film, produced by Dev Anand for Navketan Films and directed by Raj Khosla. It is a remake of the 1955 Bengali film Sabar Uparey starring Uttam Kumar and Chabi Biswas which itself was based on A.J. Cronin's 1953 novel Beyond This Place.^[1]

The film's music is by S. D. Burman, and the lyrics are by Majrooh Sultanpuri.^[2]

Kala Pani was the story of a young man who, upon learning about his father's wrongful implication in a fifteen-year-old murder, vows to bring the true criminals to justice and release his innocent father from prison, with the help of a fearless journalist and a prostitute, who is the eye-witness of the murder and have evidence against the criminals. Dev Anand star as the young man named Karan Mehra, while Madhubala and Nalini Jaywant play a fearless journalist Asha and a prostitute Kishori respectively. Agha and Mukri starred in supporting characters.

Upon its release on 9 May 1958, the film became a critical and commercial success, with the leading actors earning high praises for their respective portrayals.^[3] At the 6th Filmfare Awards, Dev Anand and Nalini Jaywant won Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress, respectively.^[4]