Imteenu at 03:55, 4 March 2026

2026-03-04T03:55:40Z

New page

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Kohraa
| image = Kohraa.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Biren Nag]]
| producer =[[Hemant Kumar]]
| writer = [[Dhruva Chatterjee]]
| starring = [[Waheeda Rehman]]<br /> [[Biswajeet]] <br /> [[Lalita Pawar]]
| music = [[Hemant Kumar]]
| cinematography =Marshall Braganza
| editing =
| distributor =
|studio= [[Geetanjali Films]]
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1964}}
| runtime = 136 minutes<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/kohraa-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0yndi1mdc|title=Kohraa|website=[[British Board of Film Classification]]}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Hindi
| budget =
}}
'''''Kohraa''''' ({{translation|Fog}}) is a 1964 Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[horror film|horror]] [[thriller film]] directed by [[Biren Nag]], starring [[Waheeda Rehman]], [[Biswajeet]] and [[Lalita Pawar]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Mahaan |first=Deepak |date=7 October 2010 |title=Blast from the past: Kohraa (1964) |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Blast-from-the-past-mdash-Kohraa-1964/article15772001.ece |work=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=11 August 2024 |url-access=subscription |archive-date=11 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240811171157/https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Blast-from-the-past-mdash-Kohraa-1964/article15772001.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was adapted from [[Daphne du Maurier]]'s 1938 novel ''[[Rebecca (novel)|Rebecca]]'', which was previously adapted by [[Alfred Hitchcock]] as ''[[Rebecca (1940 film)|Rebecca]]'' (1940), though some supernatural elements were added to it, including a few from the film ''[[Psycho (1960 film)|Psycho]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/rebecca-netflix-a-throwback-to-biren-nag-1964-adaptation-with-waheeda-rehman-and-biwajit-chatterjee |title=Before Netflix's Rebecca, A Throwback To Biren Nag's 1964 Adaptation With Waheeda Rehman And Biswajit Chatterjee |last=Sequeira |first=Gayle |date=20 October 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]] |access-date=12 August 2024 |archive-date=27 February 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240227040547/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/rebecca-netflix-a-throwback-to-biren-nag-1964-adaptation-with-waheeda-rehman-and-biwajit-chatterjee |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/bollywood-borrowed-skilfully-from-alfred-hitchcock-richard-allen_10078831.html |title=Bollywood borrowed skilfully from Alfred Hitchcock: Richard Allen |work=Thaindian News |agency=[[Indo-Asian News Service|IANS]] |date=1 August 2008 |location=New Delhi |access-date=2 September 2018 |archive-date=26 February 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190226103142/http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/entertainment/bollywood-borrowed-skilfully-from-alfred-hitchcock-richard-allen_10078831.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Plot==
Rajeshwari meets rich Amit Kumar Singh and they both fall in love and get married. Amit brings Rajeshwari to his home - A huge imposing mansion in middle of [[Moorland|Moors]]. Rajeshwari learns from servants about Amit's first wife Poonam who died in mysterious circumstances about a year ago. The housekeeper Dai Maa, who was also the nanny of Poonam is visibly disturbed by this and is cold towards Rajeshwari. Amit leaves on a business trip for a few weeks and Rajeshwari is left to herself. This is when she encounters supernatural phenomena in the mansion and is haunted by the memories and spirit of Poonam. Recovering from shock, Rajeshwari decides to do her own investigation of Poonam's mysterious death. One by one she uncovers shocking dark secrets about Poonam, Amit and various other people.

==Cast==
*[[Waheeda Rehman]] as Rajeshwari Singh
*[[Biswajeet]] as Raja Amit Kumar Singh<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/01/23/2146/index.html |title=The hero who was made up to look like a girl |date=23 January 2007 |publisher=[[Screen (magazine)|Screen Weekly]] |via=[[Bollywood Hungama]] |access-date= |quote=11 August 2024 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110923073100/http://www.bollywoodhungama.com/features/2007/01/23/2146/index.html |archive-date=23 September 2011}}</ref>
*[[Basanta Choudhury]] as Shekhar
*[[Lalita Pawar]] as Dai Maa
* Thelma as Poonam Devi
*[[Tarun Bose]] as Ramesh
*[[Madan Puri]] as Kamal Rai
*[[Manmohan Krishna]] as Kamal's Advocate
*[[Asit Sen (actor)|Asit Sen]] as Goverdhan
* Badri Prasad
* [[Abhi Bhattacharya]] as Advocate Bhattacharya
* [[Sujit Kumar]] as Ranjan
* [[Keshto Mukherjee]] as the gardener
* [[Shaukat Azmi]] as Rai Sahib's wife
* Thelma

==Productions==
The film was the second directorial venture of Biren Nag after the film ''[[Bees Saal Baad (1962 film)|Bees Saal Baad]]'' (1962).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-19 |title=Merchants of fear |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/merchants-of-fear/article9769779.ece |access-date=2023-12-29 |website=Frontline |language=en |archive-date=12 August 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240812195805/https://frontline.thehindu.com/books/merchants-of-fear/article9769779.ece |url-status=live }}</ref> He had been art director of Guru Dutt productions such as ''[[Chaudhvin Ka Chand]]'' (1960), ''[[Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam]]'' (1962) and ''[[C.I.D. (1956 film)|CID]]'' (1956).<ref name=toi>{{cite web | title = The mystery of 'Kohraa' | url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/The-mystery-of-Kohraa/articleshow/42595841.cms | author = Roshmila Bhattacharya | date = 16 September 2014 | accessdate = 2014-09-22 | work = The Times of India | archive-date = 14 December 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141214183206/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/hindi/bollywood/news/The-mystery-of-Kohraa/articleshow/42595841.cms | url-status = live }}</ref> The role of Poonam was played by Thelma, an Anglo-Indian actress, who did small roles in film.<ref name=toi/>

The scene of the first wife's room, an all white set was built at [[Rajkamal Kalamandir]] in Mumbai.<ref name=toi/> The song, "Raah bani khud manzil"
was filmed on winding road to [[Mahabaleshwar]], a hill station in Maharashtra.<ref name=toi/>

==Music==
Music: Hemant Kumar; Lyrics: Kaifi Azmi
*"Yeh Nayan Dare Dare" - Hemant Kumar
*"Rah Bani Khud Manzil" - Hemant Kumar ([[Pilu (raga)]])
*"O Beqarar Dil" - [[Lata Mangeshkar]] ([[Raga]] [[Bhimpalasi]])
*"Jhoom Jhoom Dhalti Raat" (version 1) - Lata Mangeshkar ([[Raga]] Kamod Kalyan)
*"Jhoom Jhoom Dhalti Raat" (version 2) - Lata Mangeshkar ([[Raga]] Kamod Kalyan)
*"Kahe Bajayi Tune Paani Bansuriya" - Mahendra Kapoor, Asha Bhosle

==Awards==
#[[Filmfare]] Nomination for Best Actress in a Supporting Role - [[Lalita Pawar]]{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}
#[[Filmfare Award for Best Art Direction]] for Black-and-White film category - G. L. Yadhav & T. K. Desai{{citation needed|date=August 2024}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title}}
* {{Bollywood Hungama movie|kohra}}

{{Rebecca (novel)}}

[[Category:Works based on Rebecca (novel)]]
[[Category:1964 films]]
[[Category:1960s psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Indian psychological thriller films]]
[[Category:Films based on works by Daphne du Maurier]]
[[Category:Films based on British novels]]
[[Category:1964 Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1964 Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Hemant Kumar]]
[[Category:Films shot in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Films set in country houses]]

{{1960s-Hindi-film-stub}}

Kohra 1964 film - Revision history

Imteenu at 03:55, 4 March 2026