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{{Infobox film
| name = Kathputli
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Amiya Chakravarty (director)|Amiya Chakrabarty]] [[Nitin Bose]]
| producer = Ajit Chakraborty Amiya
Chakrabarty
| writer = '''Story & Screenplay:''' Amiya Chakrabarty '''Dialogue:''' Chandrakant Gaur
| narrator =
| starring = [[Vyjayanthimala]] [[Balraj Sahni]] Jawahar Kaul [[Agha (actor)|Agha]]
| music = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| cinematography = V. Babasaheb
| editing = C. Ramarao
| studio =
| distributor = Sreerangam Production
| released = {{Film date|1957|01|01|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = [[India]]
| language = Hindi/Urdu
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Kathputli''''' ({{lang-hi|कठपुतली}}; {{lang-ur|کٹھپتلی }}; [[translation]]: ''[[Kathputli (Puppet)|Puppet]]'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1957|1957]] [[Pygmalion effect|Pygmalion]] [[Black-and-white]] social Hindi film produced by Ajit Chakraborty and [[Amiya Chakrabarty]] with their Sreerangam Productions. The film was the last film of director Amiya Chakrabarty, who had earlier directed [[Basant (1942 film)|Basant]], [[Daag (1952 film)|Daag]] and [[Seema (1955 film)|Seema]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-24/kolkata/28169807_1_bengali-cinema-raj-chakraborty-bimal-roy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131212082532/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-08-24/kolkata/28169807_1_bengali-cinema-raj-chakraborty-bimal-roy |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-12 |title=Forgotten heroes of Bengali screen |work=[[The Times of India]] |author=Times News Network |author-link=Times News Network |date=2009-08-24 |access-date=2012-01-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.upperstall.com/films/1955/seema |title=Seema |publisher=Upperstall.com |author=Karan Bali |access-date=2011-11-19}}</ref> He died during the filming and [[Nitin Bose]] took up the mantle of director in the film.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-cinemaplus/article2521576.ece |title=My first break Vyjayanthimala |work=[[The Hindu]] |author=Ranjan Das Gupta |date=2011-08-09 |access-date=2011-11-19}}</ref> The film stars [[Vyjayanthimala]] and [[Balraj Sahni]] in the lead with Jawahar Kaul, [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], [[Kumari Kamala]], [[Chandrashekhar Dubey|C. S. Dubey]], Sheela Kashmiri, Poonam and Laxman Rao, forming an [[ensemble cast]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/camera-does-wonders-today-vyjayanthimala-interview-news-national-ljvk4lgifdc.html |title=Camera does wonders today: Vyjayanthimala (Interview) |publisher=[[Sify]] |author=Indo-Asian News Service |author-link=Indo-Asian News Service |date=2011-09-21 |access-date=2011-11-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925132014/http://www.sify.com/movies/camera-does-wonders-today-vyjayanthimala-interview-news-national-ljvk4lgifdc.html |archive-date=25 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The film's music was composed by the [[Shankar Jaikishan]] duo, with the lyrics by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]].

==Plot==
The film's story is about young Pushpa, an accomplished dancer and singer, who assists puppeteer Shivraj in his puppet show. Pushpa comes from a poor family, and is a good dancer and singer. She would like to assist a puppeteer with his makeshift dolls and puppet act. Unfortunately, he meets with an accident, and is hospitalized. Some of his puppets were also damaged during this accident. Pushpa approaches Loknath for work, and he gets her to work on stage, and would like her to become a movie star. Will Pushpa give up her simple life, and take on the glamorous route? It dealt with the [[theme (narrative)|theme]] of a godfather trying to control his protégé.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2000/06/16/stories/09160223.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131213173318/http://www.hindu.com/2000/06/16/stories/09160223.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-12-13 |title=Glorious moments of Hindi cinema |work=[[The Hindu]] |author=Bhawana Somaaya|author-link=Bhawana Somaaya |date=2000-06-16 |access-date=2013-02-08}}</ref>

==Cast==
* [[Vyjayanthimala]] as Pushpa
* [[Balraj Sahni]] as Loknath
* [[Kamala Kumari|Kamala Laxman]] as Kamala
* Jawahar Kaul as Shivraj
* Sheela Kashmiri as Chandni, Pushpa's younger sister
* [[Chandrashekhar Dubey|C. S. Dube]]
* Laxman Rao
* Jharna
* Punam
* Jagat Pal
* Shyam Kumar
* Robert
* Vijay
*[[Agha (actor)|Agha]] as Manohar

==Soundtrack==
{{Infobox album
| name = Kathputli
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = 1957
| recorded = Minoo Katrak
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = [[Film soundtrack]]
| length =
| label = [[Sa Re Ga Ma|The Gramophone Company of India]]
| producer = [[Shankar Jaikishan]]
| prev_title = [[Basant Bahar (film)|Basant Bahar]]
| prev_year = 1956
| next_title = [[Yahudi]]
| next_year = 1958
}}

The film's soundtrack was composed by the [[Shankar Jaikishan]] duo, with the lyrics by [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] and [[Hasrat Jaipuri]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.raaga.com/channels/hindi/movie/H002222.html |title=Kath Putli (1957) |publisher=Raaga.com |access-date=2011-11-20}}</ref> The soundtrack was a hit among the audience.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.rediff.com/entertai/2001/sep/12shank.htm |title=Masters of Melody: Shankar - Jaikishan |publisher=[[Rediff]] |date=2001-09-12 |author=Dr Rajiv Vijayakar |access-date=2011-11-20}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Picturization !! Length (m:ss) !! Lyrics !! Notes
|-
| 1|| "Bakkad Bam Bam" || [[Lata Mangeshkar]] || Featuring actress [[Vyjayanthimala]] performing [[folk dance]]s such as [[Mayilattam]] and [[Koothu]] || 04:02 || [[Hasrat Jaipuri]] ||
|-
| 2|| "Bol Ri Kath Putli" || Lata Mangeshkar || Featuring Vyjayanthimala performing a [[street dance]] || 06:07 || [[Shailendra (lyricist)|Shailendra]] ||
|-
| 3|| "Bol Ri Kath Putli" || Lata Mangeshkar || Featuring Vyjayanthimala performing [[Kathakali]] and other forms of dance || 06:07 || Shailendra || Sad version
|-
| 4|| "Manzil Wohi Hai Pyar Ki" || [[Subir Sen]] || Featuring Vyjayanthimala and [[Balraj Sahni]] || 03:57 || Shailendra ||
|-
| 5|| "Mini Mini Chichi" || Lata Mangeshkar, [[Mukesh (singer)|Mukesh]] || [[Stage (theatre)|Stage]] [[duet]] on actress Vyjayanthimala and [[Agha (actor)|Agha]] || 04:15 || Shailendra ||
|-
| 6|| "Haye Tu Hi Gaya Mohe Bhool Re" || Lata Mangeshkar || Featuring actress [[Kumari Kamala]] || 05:07 || Shailendra ||
|-
| 7|| "Itne Bade Jahan Mein Ae Dil" || Lata Mangeshkar || Stage dance by Vyjayanthimala || 06:19 || Shailendra ||
|-
| 7|| "So Ja Re So Ja" || Lata Mangeshkar || Featuring actress Vyjayanthimala || 04:05 || Hasrat Jaipuri ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0050587|Kathputli}}
* [http://www.upperstall.com/films/1957/kathputli Kathputli profile] at ''Upperstall.com''

[[Category:1957 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1950s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Shankar Jaikishan]]

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