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Diwana

1967 · 171 min

A slow, emotional Bollywood drama that mixes romance and courtroom mystery with musical numbers, anchored by a naive hero's shocking confession.

Directed by
Mahesh Kaul
Genres
Music, Romance, Drama
Starring
Raj Kapoor, Saira Banu, Lalita Pawar
Overview
Meet Pyarelal, a simple-minded, naive young man, orphaned at birth, living with a Muslim landlady, Fatima, who treats him like her son. When the police arrest Pyarelal on the charge of murder, no one really believes that this harmless man could harm anyone, leave alone kill. Their belief is shattered when Pyarelal openly admits in Court that he has indeed committed this crime, and demands capital punishment for it.

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Directed by
Mahesh Kaul
Genres
Music, Romance, Drama
Starring
Raj Kapoor, Saira Banu, Lalita Pawar
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How it feels

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • identity
  • family
  • love
  • justice
  • guilt
Places
  • big city
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • twist ending
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour3
Realism6
Romance6
Tension5
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
music, romance, drama
Directed by
Mahesh Kaul
Written by
C.L. Kavish
Starring
Raj Kapoor, Saira Banu, Lalita Pawar, Kamal Kapoor, Hiralal, Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi, Leela Mishra, Ravindra Kapoor
Runtime
171 min
Country
India
Languages
Hindi

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