Khoon Ka Khoon

Khoon Ka Khoon (1935)

Khoon Ka Khoon follows Prince Hamlet as he seeks revenge for his father’s murder by his uncle, leading to betrayal, madness, and tragedy. The film blends Shakespearean drama with Indian theatrical style.

Date de sortie
1935-01-01
TMDB
9.0 / 10 (1)
Durée
2 h 2 min
Genres
Drame
Réalisateur
Sohrab Modi

Distribution

Anecdotes

  • Adapté de : Hamlet

Khoon Ka Khoon, also known as Hamlet, is a 1935 film and the first Hindi/Urdu sound adaptation of any Shakespearen play in Indian cinema.

Production

As reported by Peter Morris, Khoon Ka Khoon was a "recording of a stage production", Modi filmed it using two cameras as the play was being staged. The play was a mix of Elizabethan costumes for the main leads, with a mixture of Western stage and Indian costumes for other characters in the play. Modi decided to film the play shot by shot as in the staging of the play.

Director Modi asked Chamiyan Bai, Naseem Banu's mother, to play to play the role of Gertrude (Hamlet's mother), in order to take the pressure off the young Naseem during shooting.

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