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	\| name = Kabuliwala		\| name = Kabuliwala
	\| image = Kabuliwala1956cover.jpg		\| image = Kabuliwala1956cover.jpg
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	\| caption = Kabuliwala (1957) cover		\| caption = Kabuliwala (1957) cover
	\| director = [[Tapan Sinha]]		\| director = [[Tapan Sinha]]
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	\| editing = Subodh Ray		\| editing = Subodh Ray
	\| distributor = ~~both~~		\| distributor = Charuchitra
	\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1957\|1\|4}}		\| released = {{Film date\|df=yes\|1957\|1\|4}}
	\| runtime = 116 minutes		\| runtime = 116 minutes
	\| country = [[India]]		\| country = India
	\| language = [[Bengali ~~language\|Bengali]]~~		\| language = Bengali
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	'''''Kabuliwala''''' ~~({{lang-bn\|কাবুলিওয়ালা}} ''Kābuli'ōẏālā'', "[[Kabul]] wallah")~~ is a 1957 [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] film directed by [[Tapan Sinha]] and based on the eponymous [[Kabuliwala (Short story)\|1892 short story]] by the Bengali writer [[Rabindranath Tagore]].		'''''Kabuliwala''''' is a 1957 [[Bengali language\|Bengali]] film directed by [[Tapan Sinha]] and based on the eponymous [[Kabuliwala (Short story)\|1892 short story]] by the Bengali writer [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

	==Plot==		==Plot==
	Rahmat ([[Chhabi Biswas]]), a middle-age fruit seller from [[Afghanistan]], comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise. He befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini (Oindrila Tagore aka Tinku Tagore) who reminds him of his daughter back in Afghanistan. He stays at a boarding house with his countrymen.		Rahmat ([[Chhabi Biswas]]), a middle-age fruit seller from Afghanistan, comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise. He befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini (Oindrila Tagore aka Tinku Tagore) who reminds him of his daughter back in Afghanistan. He stays at a boarding house with his countrymen.

	One day, Rahmat receives a letter with news of his daughter's illness; he decides to leave for his country. Since he is short of money he sells his goods on credit to increase his business. Later, when he goes to collect his money, one of his customers abuses him. In the fight that ensues, Rahmat warns that he will not tolerate abuse and stabs the guy when he does not stop.		One day, Rahmat receives a letter with news of his daughter's illness; he decides to leave for his country. Since he is short of money he sells his goods on credit to increase his business. Later, when he goes to collect his money, one of his customers abuses him. In the fight that ensues, Rahmat warns that he will not tolerate abuse and stabs the guy when he does not stop.

	In the court Rahmat's lawyer tries to obfuscate the facts but, in his characteristic and simple fashion, Rahmat states the truth in a matter-of-fact way. The judge, pleased with Rahmat's honesty, gives him 10 years' rigorous imprisonment instead of the death sentence.		In the court Rahmat's lawyer tries to obfuscate the facts but, in his characteristic and simple fashion, Rahmat states the truth in a matter-of-fact way. The judge, pleased with Rahmat's honesty, gives him 8 years' rigorous imprisonment instead of the death sentence.

	On the day of his release he goes to meet Mini and discovers that she has grown up into a 14-year-old girl who is about to get married. Mini does not recognize the aged Rahmat, who realizes that his daughter must have forgotten him, too. Mini's father advises him to go back to his homeland and Mini's mother gives Rahmat the money for travel out of the wedding budget to which Mini agrees; she also sends a gift for Rahmat's daughter.		On the day of his release he goes to meet Mini and discovers that she has grown up into a 15-year-old girl who is about to get married. Mini does not recognize the aged Rahmat, who realizes that his daughter must have forgotten him, too. Mini's father advises him to go back to his homeland and Mini's mother gives Rahmat the money for travel out of the wedding budget to which Mini agrees; she also sends a gift for Rahmat's daughter.

	==Cast==		==Cast==

	* [[Chhabi Biswas]] as Rahmat		* [[Chhabi Biswas]] as Rahmat
	* Tinku as Mini		* Tinku (Oindrila Tagore) as Mini
	* [[Radhamohan Bhattacharya]] as Mini's Father		* [[Radhamohan Bhattacharya]] as Mini's Father
	* [[Manju Dey]] as Mini's Mother		* [[Manju Dey]] as Mini's Mother
	* [[Jiben Bose]] as Jailor		* [[Jiben Bose]] as Jailor
	* [[Asha Devi]] as Maid		* [[Asha Devi]] as Maid
			* Md Al Amin as Photographer
	* [[Kali Banerjee]] as a fellow jailmate		* [[Kali Banerjee]] as a fellow jailmate
	* [[Jahor Roy]] as Bhola, the man-servant		* [[Jahor Roy]] as Bhola, the man-servant
	* [[Nripati Chatterjee]] as a borrower		* [[Nripati Chatterjee]] as a borrower

			==Production==
			The Afghanistan part in the film was shot in Rajasthan.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kabuliwala-movie-bengali-revisiting-tapan-sinha-rabindranath-tagore \|title=Revisiting Tapan Sinha's Kabuliwala \|last=Ghosh \|first=Sankhayan \|date=28 August 2021 \|website=[[Film Companion]] \|access-date=13 August 2024 \|archive-date=27 February 2024 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227193241/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/kabuliwala-movie-bengali-revisiting-tapan-sinha-rabindranath-tagore \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==Awards==		==Awards==

	*[[National Film Awards]]<ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf\|title=4th National Film Awards\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>		*[[National Film Awards]]<ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web\|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf\|title=4th National Film Awards\|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]\|access-date=2 September 2011\|archive-date=25 December 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181225070937/http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf\|url-status=live}}</ref>
	**[[4th National Film Awards\|1956]] - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]		**[[4th National Film Awards\|1956]] – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]
	**1956 - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]		**1956 – [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
	*[[Silver Bear\|Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury]] - [[7th Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref name="Berlinale 1957">{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1957/03_preistr_ger_1957/03_Preistraeger_1957.html \|title=7th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners \|access-date=2010-10-11 \|work=berlinale.de}}</ref>		*[[Silver Bear\|Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury]] – [[7th Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref name="Berlinale 1957">{{cite web \|url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1957/03_preistr_ger_1957/03_Preistraeger_1957.html \|title=7th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners \|access-date=2010-10-11 \|work=berlinale.de \|archive-date=4 April 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140404105035/http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1957/03_preistr_ger_1957/03_Preistraeger_1957.html \|url-status=live }}</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	{{portal\|Novels}}		{{portal\|Novels}}
	* [[Kabuliwala (1961 film)]]		* [[Kabuliwala (1961 film)\|Kabuliwala]]

	==References==		==References==
	{{reflist}}		{{reflist}}

	[https://www.khabardailyupdate.com/2021/06/Kabuliwala-Best-Stories-of-Rabindranath-Tagore-Story-of-five-year-old-girl-Mini-and-a-Pathan-the-Fruitseller.html काबुलीवाला \| रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर की श्रेष्ठ कहानियाँ \|कहानी पांच वर्षीय लड़की मिनी और एक पठान द फ्रूटसेलर]==External links==		==External links==
	* {{Amg movie\|149329\|Kabuliwala }}
	* {{IMDb title\|id=49393\|title=Kabuliwala }}		* {{IMDb title\|id=49393\|title=Kabuliwala }}
	* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/kabuliwala.html Kabuliwala (1956)] detailed info at [http://www.upperstall.com www.upperstall.com]
	* [http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/rubel/kabuliwala.html Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore] Translation

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	==External links==		[https://www.khabardailyupdate.com/2021/06/Kabuliwala-Best-Stories-of-Rabindranath-Tagore-Story-of-five-year-old-girl-Mini-and-a-Pathan-the-Fruitseller.html काबुलीवाला \| रवींद्रनाथ टैगोर की श्रेष्ठ कहानियाँ \|कहानी पांच वर्षीय लड़की मिनी और एक पठान द फ्रूटसेलर]==External links==
	* {{Amg movie\|149329\|Kabuliwala }}		* {{Amg movie\|149329\|Kabuliwala }}
	* {{IMDb title\|id=49393\|title=Kabuliwala }}		* {{IMDb title\|id=49393\|title=Kabuliwala }}

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{{about|the 1957 Bengali film|the 1961 Bollywood film|Kabuliwala (1961 film)|1993 Malayalam film|Kabooliwala}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kabuliwala
| image = Kabuliwala1956cover.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Kabuliwala (1957) cover
| director = [[Tapan Sinha]]
| producer = Charuchitra
| screenplay = Tapan Sinha
| story = [[Rabindranath Tagore]]
| based_on = {{based on|[[Kabuliwala (short story)|Kabuliwala]]|[[Rabindranath Tagore]]}}
| narrator =
| starring = [[Chhabi Biswas]] Oindrila Tagore (Tinku) [[Asha Devi]] [[Radhamohan Bhattacharya]] [[Manju Dey]] [[Jahar Roy]] [[Kali Banerjee]] [[Jiben Bose]]
| music = [[Pandit Ravi Shankar]]
| cinematography = Anil Banerjee
| editing = Subodh Ray
| distributor = both
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1957|1|4}}
| runtime = 116 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Bengali language|Bengali]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kabuliwala''''' ({{lang-bn|কাবুলিওয়ালা}} ''Kābuli'ōẏālā'', "[[Kabul]] wallah") is a 1957 [[Bengali language|Bengali]] film directed by [[Tapan Sinha]] and based on the eponymous [[Kabuliwala (Short story)|1892 short story]] by the Bengali writer [[Rabindranath Tagore]].

==Plot==
Rahmat ([[Chhabi Biswas]]), a middle-age fruit seller from [[Afghanistan]], comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise. He befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini (Oindrila Tagore aka Tinku Tagore) who reminds him of his daughter back in Afghanistan. He stays at a boarding house with his countrymen.

One day, Rahmat receives a letter with news of his daughter's illness; he decides to leave for his country. Since he is short of money he sells his goods on credit to increase his business. Later, when he goes to collect his money, one of his customers abuses him. In the fight that ensues, Rahmat warns that he will not tolerate abuse and stabs the guy when he does not stop.

In the court Rahmat's lawyer tries to obfuscate the facts but, in his characteristic and simple fashion, Rahmat states the truth in a matter-of-fact way. The judge, pleased with Rahmat's honesty, gives him 10 years' rigorous imprisonment instead of the death sentence.

On the day of his release he goes to meet Mini and discovers that she has grown up into a 14-year-old girl who is about to get married. Mini does not recognize the aged Rahmat, who realizes that his daughter must have forgotten him, too. Mini's father advises him to go back to his homeland and Mini's mother gives Rahmat the money for travel out of the wedding budget to which Mini agrees; she also sends a gift for Rahmat's daughter.

==Cast==

* [[Chhabi Biswas]] as Rahmat
* Tinku as Mini
* [[Radhamohan Bhattacharya]] as Mini's Father
* [[Manju Dey]] as Mini's Mother
* [[Jiben Bose]] as Jailor
* [[Asha Devi]] as Maid
* [[Kali Banerjee]] as a fellow jailmate
* [[Jahor Roy]] as Bhola, the man-servant
* [[Nripati Chatterjee]] as a borrower

==Awards==

*[[National Film Awards]]<ref name="4thawardPDF">{{cite web|url=http://dff.nic.in/2011/4th_Nff.pdf|title=4th National Film Awards|publisher=[[Directorate of Film Festivals]]|access-date=2 September 2011}}</ref>
**[[4th National Film Awards|1956]] - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film]]
**1956 - [[National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Bengali]]
*[[Silver Bear|Silver Bear Extraordinary Prize of the Jury]] - [[7th Berlin International Film Festival]]<ref name="Berlinale 1957">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/archiv/jahresarchive/1957/03_preistr_ger_1957/03_Preistraeger_1957.html |title=7th Berlin International Film Festival: Prize Winners |access-date=2010-10-11 |work=berlinale.de}}</ref>

==See also==
{{portal|Novels}}
* [[Kabuliwala (1961 film)]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Amg movie|149329|Kabuliwala }}
* {{IMDb title|id=49393|title=Kabuliwala }}
* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/kabuliwala.html Kabuliwala (1956)] detailed info at [http://www.upperstall.com www.upperstall.com]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/ny4/rubel/kabuliwala.html Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore] Translation

{{Tapan Sinha}}
{{NationalFilmAwardBestFeatureFilm}}
{{National Film Award Best Feature Film Bengali}}
{{Kabuliwala}}

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