''Pathlaag'' () is a 1964 Indian

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produced and directed by

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. It is an adaptation of the novel ''Asha Parat Yete'' () written by Jayant Deokule. The film stars

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and Bhavana. It was a commercial success, and won the

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. The film was later remade in

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as '' Idhaya Kamalam'' (1965) and in

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as ''

Mera Saaya ''Mera Saaya'' () is a 1966 Indian Hindi-language thriller film directed by Raj Khosla. The music is by Madan Mohan and lyrics by Raja Mehdi Ali Khan. The film stars Sunil Dutt and Sadhana. This is director Raj Khosla's third film with Sadhan ...

'' (1966).

Plot

When Balasaheb Panse, a renowned Indian lawyer goes abroad, he receives a telegram informing him of the sudden death of his wife Asha. After she has been cremated and he is still in mourning, a woman arrested as a member of a criminal gang by the police claims to be Asha. She keeps telling Panse intimate details about their lives, expresses surprise that anyone could have thought her dead and implores him to have her released, causing a major emotional dilemma for Panse. Eventually, the second woman is revealed as indeed his wife, while the woman who died was her hitherto unmentioned twin sister.

Cast

as Balasaheb Panse * Bhavana as Asha and Nisha/Raina

Production

''Pathlaag'' is based on Jayant Deokule's novel ''Asha Parat Yete''. It was produced and directed by

under Shripad Chitra, and the screenplay was written by G. D. Madgulkar. The cinematography was handled by Datta Gorle.

and Bhavana made their acting debuts with this film.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

Datta Davjekar Dattatreya Shankar Davjekar (Born on 15 November 1917. died ), better known as Datta Davjekar or Datta Daujeker ( mr, दत्ता डावजेकर), was a veteran music composer mainly associated with Marathi and Hindi movies. He is cred ...

, and screenwriter Madgulkar also served as lyricist. There are only two songs in the film: "Ya Dolyanchi Don Pakhare" and "Nako Marus Hak", both sung by

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. The former attained popularity.

Release and reception

''Pathlaag'' became a commercial success, and won the

. The film was later remade in

as '' Idhaya Kamalam'' (1965) and in

as ''

'' (1966). Despite its success, ''Pathlaag'' failed to set a trend of more detective films being made in

References

Bibliography

External links

* {{National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Marathi 1960s Marathi-language films 1960s thriller films 1964 films Best Marathi Feature Film National Film Award winners Films based on Indian novels Indian thriller films Marathi films remade in other languages Twins in Indian films