Shehar Aur Sapna

Shehar Aur Sapna (1961)

The film was based on Abbas's own story, One Thousand Nights on a Bed of Stones, which describes the struggle in the life of pavement dwellers in the backdrop of rapid industrialization.

Date of release
1961-12-31
TMDB
7.0 / 10 (1)
Runtime
2h 0m
Director
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 0. Including: National Film Award for Best Feature Film

Shehar Aur Sapna is a 1963 Hindi film directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, about a young couple searching in vain for a home of their own in a metropolis, amidst the backdrop of rapidly developing city, and the many who flocked to it in hope of a better life. It won the 1964 National Film Award for Best Feature Film and was nominated for Filmfare Award for Best Film.

Production

Abbas used his own experiences of sleeping on the footpath at one point in his life, as he had used in his three other films. To prepare for shooting the city "figuratively", he walked about the city under all weather, to be able to recreate the settings for the emotional landscape of the film.

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