Kath Putli
Seen it?1957 | 138 min | Drama, Family
Monday Morning Maybeearly ratingWhy it’s a Monday Morning Maybe
With a box office flop and almost no lasting buzz, this one could be a tough watch. Keep your phone handy.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- One for parents and kids watching together and people who like stories about real, flawed people. One to watch when you can give it your full attention.
- The mood
- Feel-good.
- The pace
- Lively and easy to follow, at 2 hr 18 min.
- What might put you off
- No age rating on record, so check it first for young kids.
- It's in Hindi, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
- Made in 1957: an older pace and style.
- Skip it if you need something light and fast tonight.
In this Bollywood classic tearjerker, a romance for the ages blooms between the puppeteer Shivraj and the young admirer Pushpa after Shivraj loses the use of his hands and his livelihood. But love turns to resentment when Pushpa begins paying the bills with money made through her budding stage career. Will fierce pride keep them apart, or will Pushpa's faithful agent find a way to bring them together again?
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerWeak
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; interest faded quickly after launch
- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
About 3K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Nitin Bose, Amiya Chakrabarty
- Balraj SahniLoknath
- VyjayanthimalaPushpa
- Kumari KamalaKamala
- Jawahar KaulShivraj
- Sheila Kashmiri
- C.S. Dubey
- Laxman Rao
- Jharna
- Poonam
- Jagat Pal