27 Down (1974)
1h 58m
Running Time
January 1, 1974Release Date
27 Down (1974)
1h 58m
Running Time
January 1, 1974Release Date
Plot.
Sanjay wanted to study art, but his domineering father, an engine-driver in retirement after a crippling injury, insisted that a railway job, with its security, was the best thing for him. So Sanjay ended up as a train conductor, unhappy with the career forced upon him, and the mechanical, meaningless life that he lives. In the course of his duty on the train, he runs into a working girl, Shalini and feels attracted to her. His father hears about his interest in Shalini, strongly disapproves of it and intervenes in Sanjay's life once again. Unable to stand up to his father, Sanjay soon finds himself married to a village girl. Life becomes even more unbearable for Sanjay. He takes to wandering and seeks comfort in drink and brothels. One final chance comes his way to break loose from his shackles and plan a new life with Shalini.
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Cast & Crew.
M. K. Raina
Sanjay
Sudhir Dalvi
Sanjay's friend
Rekha Sabnis
Sanjay's Wife
Rakhee Gulzar
Shalini
Om Shivpuri
Anna
Madhavi Manjula
Aka
Nilesh Vellani
Young Sanjay
Sadhu Meher
Actor
Awtar Krishna Kaul
Director
Hariprasad Chaurasia
Composer
Bhubaneshwar Misra
Composer
Apurba Kishore Bir
Cinematographer
Bansi Chandragupta
Art Direction
Ravi Patnaik
Editor
Rakesh Bakshi
Original Story
Mangesh Desai
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Narinder Singh
Sound Designer
Kuldeep Sinha
Assistant Editor
Brij Mohan
Assistant Director
S. D. Deodhar
Assistant Camera
Arunoday Sharma
Assistant Sound Designer
Pridhuman Kaul
Production Controller
Chaman Puri
Kanta Shiveshwarkar
Sunder Purohit
Jayant Patel
Rochak Pandit
Mangesh Wagle
Ganpatrao Chonkar
Wardrobe Designer
Banarsi Das
Shrikant Malushte
Nagar
Vivek Ghotge
Assistant Director
Ravi Berry
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateJanuary 1, 1974
Original Nameसत्ताईस डाऊन
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 58m
Genres
Wiki.
27 Down is a 1974 Indian drama film directed by Awtar Krishna Kaul, starring Raakhee and M.K. Raina. The film is based on the Hindi novel Athara Sooraj Ke Paudhe, by Ramesh Bakshi, about a railways employee who meets a girl on the train. The film's music was performed by classical musicians Hariprasad Chaurasia and Bhubaneswar Mishra, while the production design was by Bansi Chandragupta.
At the 21st National Film Awards, the film won the Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as well as Best Cinematography, for Apurba Kishore Bir. The film's director Avatar Kaul died in an accident the same week the awards were announced. It was his only film.