Kissi Se Na Kehna(1983)
Kissi Se Na Kehna (1983) is a 141-minute Hindi film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. Starring Deepti Naval, Utpal Dutt and Lalita Kumari. With a rating of 5.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1983.
Quick Facts
- Streaming on
- YouTube
- Theatrical Release
- 30 December 1983
- Director
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 21m
- Rating
- 5.5/10
Storyline
A father wants his grown son to get married. He searches for a bride, but insists she must be a simple girl from the countryside.
“A father's search for the perfect bride.”
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Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Kissi Se Na Kehna
Cast reunions in this film: Farooq Sheikh & Farooq Shaikh (13 films together), Deepti Naval & Farooq Sheikh (6 films together), Deepti Naval & Farooq Shaikh (5 films together), Hrishikesh Mukherjee & Deven Verma (4 films together), Saeed Jaffrey & Deven Verma (4 films together), and Hrishikesh Mukherjee & Utpal Dutt (3 films together).
Trivia
- This was the only film where Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed the actor Farooq Shaikh.
- The film's title is taken from a popular song in Mukherjee's earlier hit film 'Gol Maal' (1979).
- It was one of the few comedies from the 1980s to focus on the clash between urban and rural marriage values.
- The movie did not perform well at the box office, unlike many of Mukherjee's earlier classic comedies.
- Actress Deepti Naval, known for her 'girl-next-door' roles, played the female lead opposite Farooq Shaikh.
- The soundtrack by R.D. Burman included a song, 'Ae Ri Pawan', sung by Lata Mangeshkar and Kishore Kumar.
- The story is loosely based on the social theme of arranged marriage pressures common in middle-class families.