Padosan (1968): Cast & Plot
Padosan is a 1968 romantic comedy directed by Jyoti Swaroop, starring Sunil Dutt as Bhola, Om Prakash and Dulari. It runs 2 hours 37 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 37m (157 min)
- Director
- Jyoti Swaroop
- Original language
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Hindi - Studio
- Mehmood Productions
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is Padosan About?
The premise of Padosan without spoilers. The whole story is in the plot summary further down.
A humble villager becomes smitten with his newly arrived neighbour and decides to win her heart. Lacking his own flair, he enlists his flamboyant musical‑theatre friends, who devise elaborate song‑and‑dance schemes to outshine the girl’s strict music teacher and convince her that he is the right match.
Padosan Themes & Keywords
· 19 tags- village
- love
- man
- romantic comedy
- friend
- neighbor
- music teacher
- tamil
- superstition
- paan
- lip syncing
- funny accent
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Padosan Cast & Characters
Sunil Dutt leads the cast as Bhola, with Om Prakash as Bhola's Uncle and Dulari as Bhola's Aunt. Directed by Jyoti Swaroop; 14 actors are credited in all.
- Director Jyoti Swaroop
- Sunil Dutt as Bhola
- Om Prakash as Bhola's Uncle
- Dulari as Bhola's Aunt
- Saira Banu as Bhindu
Also Starring in Padosan
· 10 more- Kishore Kumar Vidyapathi aka Guru
- Mehmood Master Pillai
- Mukri Banarasi (uncredited)
- Keshto Mukherjee Calcuttiya (uncredited)
- Moolchand Huzoori / Kunwarji's Servant (uncredited)
- Sunder Pandit Jankiprasad
- Agha Bindu's Father
- Jankidas Mehra Stage Manager (uncredited)
- Praveen Paul Bindu's Mother
- Raj Kishore Lahori (uncredited)
More from Jyoti Swaroop
One more film directed by Jyoti Swaroop: Parwana.
Padosan Plot Summary
What happens in Padosan from start to finish, spoilers included, with a timeline of 13 key events. The opening is below; the full summary is a 4-minute read.
Spoilers ahead
Bhola Sunil Dutt is an innocent, warm-hearted young man who begins the story living under the care of his maternal uncle, Kunwar Pratap Singh Om Prakash. This household is tense because Pratap Singh has been actively searching for a girl to marry him off, even though his wife is still alive, and Bhola grows weary of the constant matchmaking. Fed up with his uncle’s scheming and rules, Bhola decides to leave that house and move in with his Aunt, who is played by Dulari. It’s in this new, quieter corner of his life that Bhola’s world shifts: he discovers a radiant neighbor named Bind u, and what begins as a simple, flickering interest soon blossoms into something more—though Bind u does not welcome his early advances.
Full summary
The whole story of Padosan, scene by scene
How Well Do You Know Padosan?
10 questions about the story, each with a hint if you get stuck. Pick an answer to see whether you were right.
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Which actor played the innocent young man Bhola?
Padosan Also Known As
Also known as “Lady Neighbor”.
- Also known as
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- Lady Neighbor
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Padosan FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of Padosan, each answered in a sentence.
How long is Padosan?
Padosan runs 2 hours 37 minutes (157 minutes).
When was Padosan released?
Padosan was released on November 29, 1968.
Who directed Padosan?
Padosan was directed by Jyoti Swaroop.
More films by Jyoti Swaroop Who is in the cast of Padosan?
Padosan stars Sunil Dutt as Bhola, Om Prakash as Bhola's Uncle and Dulari as Bhola's Aunt, among 14 credited actors.
Does Padosan have a post-credit scene?
No. Padosan has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is Padosan in?
The original language of Padosan is Hindi.
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