A lawyer holds the eyewitness evidence to catch a killer, but the identified criminal is the lawyer's own mentor, prospective father-in-law, and also the judge who presides over the case.
Writing
Dialogue so sharp it could be used as evidence
Acting
Ashok Kumar's judge — authority crumbling in real time
Direction
B.R. Chopra builds dread through silence, not score
Director
B.R. Chopra
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zero songs — unheard of for 1960s Bollywood. B.R. Chopra allegedly faced studio pressure to add a romantic duet and flatly refused.
The film's release coincided with growing public distrust in India's judiciary post-Independence; some critics called it dangerously subversive, others called it necessary.
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