Shikast

1953 Drama Directed by Ramesh Saigal

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About Shikast

After seven years away, Dr. Ram Singh comes back to his village to sell his land and return to the city. He finds the landlord and the landlord's sister, Sushma, mistreating the peasants.

Cast & crew

More about Shikast

Ramesh Saigal produced and directed the Hindi film. Wajahat Mirza wrote the story and dialogue. Shankar-Jaikishan wrote the music. It is a remake of the 1953 Bengali film Palli Samaj, from Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay's 1916 novel. Dilip Kumar plays Ram Singh. Nalini Jaywant, Durga Khote, Om Prakash, and K. N. Singh are billed.

Themes

  • A doctor back in his village
  • A landlord and his sister
  • Land he meant to sell
  • Dilip Kumar
  • Nalini Jaywant
  • Sushma
  • Palli Samaj
  • Shikast

Music

Shankar-Jaikishan wrote the music.

Notes

  • The Hindi title means Defeat.
  • Dilip Kumar is Ram Singh.
  • The Bengali film Palli Samaj is the immediate source.

Influenced by

  • Palli Samaj

Also available

  • Wikimedia Commons (Shikast - Dilip Kumar, Nalini Jaywant.webm)