Watch Kismet (1943) Official Trailer
India's first Blockbuster
6.2 / 10 IMDb February 1, 1943 2h 23m
A former theater owner and his crippled daughter live in poverty until a chance encounter with a young pickpocket brings romance for the petty criminal and daughter as well as a chance by the father to get back at the villainous new theater owner who ousted him from the business years before.
Director
Runtime
2h 23m
Release Date
February 1, 1943
Genre
Drama
Status
Released
Languages
Hindi
Country
India
Writers
Cast
Ashok Kumar
as Shekhar / Madan
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Shah Nawaz
as Inspector
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Mumtaz Shanti
as Rani
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V.H. Desai
as Banke
David Abraham Cheulkar
as Fence / Pawn-shop owner
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Chandraprabha
as Leela
Mehmood
as Young Shekhar
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Kanu Roy
as Mohan
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Haroon
as Indrajeet's Manager
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P.F. Pithawala
Kumari Kamala
as Young Rani
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Mubarak
as Indrajit Babu
Production Companies
Bombay Talkies
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