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Joshila

  • 1973
  • 2h 17m
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
164
YOUR RATING
Hema Malini and Dev Anand in Joshila (1973)
HindiDramaThriller

Jailor Manmohan Krishan is responsible for looking after convicts undergoing sentences of rigorous imprisonment. He has a young, beautiful and captive daughter named Shalini. Shalini is a po... Read allJailor Manmohan Krishan is responsible for looking after convicts undergoing sentences of rigorous imprisonment. He has a young, beautiful and captive daughter named Shalini. Shalini is a poet, one day while reciting her poetry, she meets with a young man, who introduces himself ... Read allJailor Manmohan Krishan is responsible for looking after convicts undergoing sentences of rigorous imprisonment. He has a young, beautiful and captive daughter named Shalini. Shalini is a poet, one day while reciting her poetry, she meets with a young man, who introduces himself as Amar, who also happens to be a poet himself. The two of them spend beautiful moments to... Read all

  • Director
    • Yash Chopra
  • Writers
    • Akhtar-Ul-Iman
    • Akhtar Mirza
    • Gulshan Nanda
  • Stars
    • Dev Anand
    • Hema Malini
    • Pran Sikand
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    164
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Yash Chopra
    • Writers
      • Akhtar-Ul-Iman
      • Akhtar Mirza
      • Gulshan Nanda
    • Stars
      • Dev Anand
      • Hema Malini
      • Pran Sikand
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Dev Anand
    Dev Anand
    • Amar
    Hema Malini
    Hema Malini
    • Shalini
    Pran Sikand
    Pran Sikand
    • Thakur saab
    • (as Pran)
    Bindu Desai
    Bindu Desai
    • Rani
    • (as Bindu)
    Madan Puri
    Madan Puri
    • Madanlal Dogra
    Manmohan Krishna
    Manmohan Krishna
    • Jailor
    • (as Manmohan Krishan)
    Padma Khanna
    Padma Khanna
    • Manju
    Sulochana Latkar
    Sulochana Latkar
    • Mrs. Gulzarilal
    • (as Sulochana)
    Iftekhar
    Iftekhar
    Sudhir
    Sudhir
    • Kundan
    Hercules
    Hercules
    • SherSinh
    Satyajeet Puri
    Satyajeet Puri
    • Ravi
    • (as Master Satyajit)
    I.S. Johar
    I.S. Johar
    • Raunaq Singh
    Vikas Anand
    Vikas Anand
    • Manohar
    Jagdish Raj
    Jagdish Raj
      S.N. Banerjee
        Chandu Allahabadi
        Praveen Kumar Sobti
        Praveen Kumar Sobti
          • Director
            • Yash Chopra
          • Writers
            • Akhtar-Ul-Iman
            • Akhtar Mirza
            • Gulshan Nanda
          • All cast & crew
          • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

          User reviews3

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          5anmolmakkarz

          Good Movie

          The movie Joshila starts off with an excellent song sung by Kishore Kumnar but loses its plot early on ......... after about 35-40 mins .... it comes back on track ... this time in style . You get to know that its the typical Dev Anand film which is not let u gonna stand up from the seat But during the middle of the movie , the whole superb story seems to be stretched .... the movie could have easily been a super hit if the songs in between the film could have been improvised , the dialogues which were like ( Tera khoon pee jaaoonga ) n the climax which ruined this master - piecs which could have easily attained 10/10 n is getting 7/10 .....

          Watch it only if u r a Dev Anand fan or a Yash Chopra fan ...... or otherwise watch his movie Chhupa Rustam ( or Warrant or Bullet or Ishq Ishq Ishq )which also stars him n Hema Malini
          6kirk781

          Dev Anand and Pran shine

          Dev Anand plays a wrongfully convicted person accused of murder. When he gets out of prison, his life gets furthur complicated in a tangled web of romances, treachery and potential murder plot stemming from his past.

          Dev Anand plays his role in quite a good manner though the real star has to be the wheelchair bound Pran who doesn't play the villain in this. Some filler romantic scenes and a sad melodramatic family backdrop act as cliches though.

          The songs, except for the opening one, are nothing to write home about. Most of classic songs in Dev Anand films were in fifties and sixties. It's a decently paced film and if someone is fan of the either actor, they won't be disappointed.
          9ranrock-51550

          Excellent Entertainer!

          A well tailored eventful story full of surprises and turns, good sincere actors, dramatic prrsentation, well sung and orchestrated excellent songs with matchless lyricsmade the movie an unforgettable experience for the viewers. It was a spell bound curiosity in the watchers' minds that kept amused with lovable background score and wonderful performances. The songs were popular before the movie relased. Derv Anand's magic was intact even after 37 years of his career giving tough competition to the same year release teenage love story Bobby. Yash Chopra was a master craftsman of Bollywood who knew how to present a story in the best manner! Just superb!!

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            Shah Rukh Khan "the Bollywood superstar" said in an interview that this was the first ever movie he watched in a movie theater.
          • Soundtracks
            Kiska Raasta Dekhen
            Music by Rahul Dev Burman

            Lyrics by Sahir Ludhianvi

            Performed by Kishore Kumar

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          • Release date
            • October 19, 1973 (India)
          • Country of origin
            • India
          • Language
            • Hindi
          • Also known as
            • Zesty
          • Filming locations
            • Chandivali Studio, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India(Studio)
          • Production company
            • Trimurti Films Pvt. Ltd.
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          • Runtime
            • 2h 17m(137 min)

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