Teesri Kasam

Teesri Kasam, The Third Vow 1966 is a Hindi language drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. It is based on the short story Mare Gaye Gulfam by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. The duo ShankarJaikishan composed the films score. The films cinematography is by Subrata Mitra. Dialogue is by Phanishwarnath Renu and the screenplay by Nabendu Ghosh. Teesri Kasam is an unconventional film that portrays rural Indian society. It is the story of a naive bullock cart driver who falls in love with a dancer at nautanki, the popular folk theatre of the Bihar region. The film also deals with the issue of exploitation of women in the performing arts, especially in travelling folk theatre. The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film at the 14th National Film Awards.

Hiraman has traditional and conservative values. While smuggling illegal goods on his bullock cart and narrowly escaping the police, Hiraman takes a vow the first kasam to never again carry illegal goods. Subsequently, while transporting bamboo for a timber trader, Hiramans load upsets the horses of two men. The two men then beat Hiraman. After this, Hiramen takes a second vow the second kasam to never again carry bamboo in his cart.One night, Hiraman is asked to carry Hirabai Waheeda Rehman, a nautanki dancer, as a passenger to a village fair forty miles away. As they travel together Hiraman sings to pass the time and tells Hirabai the story of the legend of Mahua. As the journey progresses, Hirabai is mesmerized by Hiramans innocence and his simple philosophy of life. Hiraman sees Hirabai as an angel of purity. ........

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