Dastak 1970

Dastak is a 1970 Indian Bollywood social film released on Jan 01, 1970. The film is directed by Rajinder Singh Bedi, produced by Rajinder Singh Bedi.

THIS IS THE STORY OF A COUPLE HAMEED AHMED (SANJEEV KAPOOR) & SALMA (REHANA SULTAN) WHO ARE NEW-COMERS TO MUMBAI. THEY BUY A HOUSE HERE WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THIS HOUSE PREVIOUSLY BELONGED TO SALMA BEGUM WHO WAS INVOLVED IN THE FLESH TRADE. BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE, THERE ARE FREQUENT KNOCKS ON THE DOORS FROM LUSTFUL CUSTOMERS. THE COUPLE TRIES TO LOOK FOR A NEW HOUSE BUT IN VAIN. IN THE PROCESS THEY COME UNDER THE SUSPICIONS OF THE POLICE AND IT IS NOW A NEW BATTLE THEY HAVE TO FIGHT AGAINST.

Author Bedi uses his own outstanding script for his directorial debut financed by the FFC as part of early New Indian Cinema. Hamid (S.Kumar), a clerk in Bombay, and his bride Salma (Sultan) live next to the red-light district in a small apartment formerly inhabited by the famous prostitute Shamshad (Bhopali). Clients still turn up, to the annoyance of the young couple who strive to achieve respectability In contrast to the abstract commands of respectable morality, the grossly materialist economics of prostitution offering more convrete and immediate benefits acquire liberating overtones for the couple. When Hamid refuses a bribe and finds himself unable to buy his own house or to raise money for his sister-in-laws marriage, he displaces his anger and frustration into sexual explotation. He rapes his wife and fantasises her as a whore in order to be able to respond to her sexually. For Salma, it is the association between prostitution (in reality or as a metaphor) in the urban world. Commercially, the theme had obvious vpueirostoc attractions exploited fully its publicity: the notorious scene where Salma lies on the floor, naked, features prominently in the advertising campaign. Unfortunately, the script, published as a book (1971) with considerable literary merit, was greatly marred by the screen adaptation. Songs include Bahian na dharo and Hum hain mataye-kuch-o-bazar ki tarah, both sung by Lata Mangeshkar. [Source: Encl] Check out this page for more updates on Dastak.