Yet another movie on this blog, directed by Basu Bhattacharya. Teesri Kasam was the only film produced by the lyricist Shailendra.
It won the golden Lotus Award for being 'Best Film' in 1967 at National Film Awards.
Shailendra won the only Filmfare of Best Lyricist for 'Sajan re jhooth mat bolo'.
This film was also nominated in Moscow International Film festival for 'Grand Pix'.
Nabendu Ghosh, the screen play writer got Best screenplay award from BFJA.
Teesari Kasam
Cast :- Raj Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Iftekhar, Asit Sen, Dulari, Keshto Mukherjee, C.S. Dubey
Directed By :- Basu Bhattacharya
Produced By :- Shailendra
Written By :- Nabendu Ghosh (Screenplay)and Phanishwar Nath Renu (Story & Dialogue)
Music By :- Shankar-Jaikishen
The film was based on a story by revolutionary novelist Phanishwar nath Renu, 'Maare gaye Gulfam'. He was the voice of the contemporary rural India and among the pioneers to bring regional voices into the mainstream Hindi literature.
Since the film was far away than the regular Hindi melodrama, its more lyrical, heart touching, practical and with an unexpected heart aching end.
As the movie starts we are introduced to protagonist Hiraman who is a bullock cart driver form a small village who gets caught transporting illegal goods. Somehow he manages to escape from scene avoiding imprisonment and takes his first Kasam, vow "Not to transport Illegal goods". After that he takes another job of transporting bamboos which leads to unfortunate accident with another cart. After getting badly beaten by other cart driver, Hiraman takes his second Kasam, vow "Not to transport Bamboos".
He buys a new cart from his savings to transport passengers. One night a stranger approaches Hiraman and ask to transport his Samaan to another 30km away village. Hiraman agrees and what he sees of this Samaan is a leg of female. Thinking that he should not be in any trouble, he stops on the way to a temple and prays to god. He gets amused when get a glimpse of his passenger sleeping quitely.
The woman, Heerabai gets friendly with Heeraman and calls him her Meeta as they share the same name. She is a dancer with The Great Bharat Nautanky Company 
who holds dance sequels in village fairs, and she is headed to it. As they travel together, heerabai gets charmed the simplicity of Heeraman and his singing, whereas heeraman considers her to be a educated, well mannered and a bashful virgin from a respectable family. All through the course of their journey, he shields her from the prying eyes of strange men on the road. Hirabai who is really a bazaru aurat who keeps men entertained through the nights with her nautankis, is enchanted by Hiraman’s naivete and entranced by the songs he sings. As the journey continues, both get dragged to each other. After three days they arrive at the Nautanky Company and the reality shatters their idyllic world.
Hirabai coaxes Hiraman to spend a few days at the fair and see her dance. She is kind enough to arrange free
passes for him and his friends. Heeraman accepts this happily as he will get to see her beautiful performances and will also get to spend some more time with her. The image that Heeraman has of Hirabai - 
is that of a Devi. Attending the drama shatters him as people looks at her, even his friend leers at her. He fights with one drunkard who passes a comment on Hirabai. Hirabai angrily asks him what right does he have to fight on her behalf. Hurt, Hiraman stays away from the show. Hirabai calls him to her tent and apologises to him. Hiraman asks her to leave this profession where people talk ill of her. His concern touches Hirabai's heart as she realizes he looks upon her just as is she were a respectable woman.
Being helpless in her own situation, Hirabai refuses the Zamindaar who request her to stay after the Nautanki to spend some time with him Alone. The zamindar tries to force himself on her but she fights him off. Hirabai decides to leave the Nautanki company for her presence will threaten the livelihood of others in the troupe as the zaminndar will not leave them alone unless she gives in to him.
But she cannot live a lie with Hiraman. She knows very well that for Heeraman she is Heeradevi - Devi - a form of all good virtues. She doesnt want to be pretentious to him.
She decides to leave the company and sends for him to say goodbye. At the train station she tells him she is going back to her old company. She tells a hurt Hiraman that like Mahua she already has been sold. As she departs and Hiraman returns to his cart he takes a third vow never to carry a woman from a Nautanki Company again.
There are many strengths of the movie which got it the Golden Lotus :).
The uncluttered story which revolves around the main characters of Heeraman and Heerabai. The story has a sensitive lyrical quality with very well portrayed conversations between these two people.
Raj Kapoor though seems too old to make a hero, after seeing the movie you wont deny the power in his performance without any polished manner or the chaplinesque like in his other movies.
Waheeda with her dancing skills fits perfect in role of Heerabai.
And Ofcourse the songs by Shankar-jaikishan...enhanced due to lyrics by this film's producer Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Mukesh has sung well as usual to reveal Raj Kapoors character in Sajjan re jhooth mat bolo, duniya bananewale... and also the wonderful paan khaye saiya hamaro by Asha.
This film was taken into the syllabus of NCERT Hindi 'Sparsh 2 ' Text book. The lesson was named 'Teesri Kasam ke Shilpkar Shailendra'.
From Prahlad Agarwal’s Teesri Kasam ke Shilpkaar Shailendra:
“Shailendra ne likha tha ki wah Raj Kapoor ke paas Teesri Kasam ki kahaani sunaane pahunche toh kahaani sunkar unhone bade utsaahpoorvak kaam karna sweekaar kar liya. Par turant gambhirtapoorvak bole, “Mera paarishramik advance dena hoga!” Shailendra ko aisi ummeed nahin thi ki Raj Kapoor zindagi-bhar ki dosti ka yeh badla denge. Shailendra ka murjhaaya hua chehra dekhkar Raj Kapoor ne muskuraate hue kaha, “Nikaalo ek rupaiya, mera paarishramik! Poora advance!”
Raj Kapoor accepted only that one rupee as his fees for this movie as it was produced by his friend Shailendra.
Watch Teesari Kasam Online
It won the golden Lotus Award for being 'Best Film' in 1967 at National Film Awards.
Shailendra won the only Filmfare of Best Lyricist for 'Sajan re jhooth mat bolo'.
This film was also nominated in Moscow International Film festival for 'Grand Pix'.
Nabendu Ghosh, the screen play writer got Best screenplay award from BFJA.
Teesari Kasam
Cast :- Raj Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Iftekhar, Asit Sen, Dulari, Keshto Mukherjee, C.S. Dubey
Directed By :- Basu Bhattacharya
Produced By :- Shailendra
Written By :- Nabendu Ghosh (Screenplay)and Phanishwar Nath Renu (Story & Dialogue)
Music By :- Shankar-Jaikishen
The film was based on a story by revolutionary novelist Phanishwar nath Renu, 'Maare gaye Gulfam'. He was the voice of the contemporary rural India and among the pioneers to bring regional voices into the mainstream Hindi literature.
Since the film was far away than the regular Hindi melodrama, its more lyrical, heart touching, practical and with an unexpected heart aching end.
As the movie starts we are introduced to protagonist Hiraman who is a bullock cart driver form a small village who gets caught transporting illegal goods. Somehow he manages to escape from scene avoiding imprisonment and takes his first Kasam, vow "Not to transport Illegal goods". After that he takes another job of transporting bamboos which leads to unfortunate accident with another cart. After getting badly beaten by other cart driver, Hiraman takes his second Kasam, vow "Not to transport Bamboos".He buys a new cart from his savings to transport passengers. One night a stranger approaches Hiraman and ask to transport his Samaan to another 30km away village. Hiraman agrees and what he sees of this Samaan is a leg of female. Thinking that he should not be in any trouble, he stops on the way to a temple and prays to god. He gets amused when get a glimpse of his passenger sleeping quitely.
The woman, Heerabai gets friendly with Heeraman and calls him her Meeta as they share the same name. She is a dancer with The Great Bharat Nautanky Company 
who holds dance sequels in village fairs, and she is headed to it. As they travel together, heerabai gets charmed the simplicity of Heeraman and his singing, whereas heeraman considers her to be a educated, well mannered and a bashful virgin from a respectable family. All through the course of their journey, he shields her from the prying eyes of strange men on the road. Hirabai who is really a bazaru aurat who keeps men entertained through the nights with her nautankis, is enchanted by Hiraman’s naivete and entranced by the songs he sings. As the journey continues, both get dragged to each other. After three days they arrive at the Nautanky Company and the reality shatters their idyllic world.Hirabai coaxes Hiraman to spend a few days at the fair and see her dance. She is kind enough to arrange free
passes for him and his friends. Heeraman accepts this happily as he will get to see her beautiful performances and will also get to spend some more time with her. The image that Heeraman has of Hirabai - 
is that of a Devi. Attending the drama shatters him as people looks at her, even his friend leers at her. He fights with one drunkard who passes a comment on Hirabai. Hirabai angrily asks him what right does he have to fight on her behalf. Hurt, Hiraman stays away from the show. Hirabai calls him to her tent and apologises to him. Hiraman asks her to leave this profession where people talk ill of her. His concern touches Hirabai's heart as she realizes he looks upon her just as is she were a respectable woman.Being helpless in her own situation, Hirabai refuses the Zamindaar who request her to stay after the Nautanki to spend some time with him Alone. The zamindar tries to force himself on her but she fights him off. Hirabai decides to leave the Nautanki company for her presence will threaten the livelihood of others in the troupe as the zaminndar will not leave them alone unless she gives in to him.
But she cannot live a lie with Hiraman. She knows very well that for Heeraman she is Heeradevi - Devi - a form of all good virtues. She doesnt want to be pretentious to him.
She decides to leave the company and sends for him to say goodbye. At the train station she tells him she is going back to her old company. She tells a hurt Hiraman that like Mahua she already has been sold. As she departs and Hiraman returns to his cart he takes a third vow never to carry a woman from a Nautanki Company again.
There are many strengths of the movie which got it the Golden Lotus :).
The uncluttered story which revolves around the main characters of Heeraman and Heerabai. The story has a sensitive lyrical quality with very well portrayed conversations between these two people.
Raj Kapoor though seems too old to make a hero, after seeing the movie you wont deny the power in his performance without any polished manner or the chaplinesque like in his other movies.
Waheeda with her dancing skills fits perfect in role of Heerabai.
And Ofcourse the songs by Shankar-jaikishan...enhanced due to lyrics by this film's producer Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. Mukesh has sung well as usual to reveal Raj Kapoors character in Sajjan re jhooth mat bolo, duniya bananewale... and also the wonderful paan khaye saiya hamaro by Asha.
This film was taken into the syllabus of NCERT Hindi 'Sparsh 2 ' Text book. The lesson was named 'Teesri Kasam ke Shilpkar Shailendra'.
From Prahlad Agarwal’s Teesri Kasam ke Shilpkaar Shailendra:
“Shailendra ne likha tha ki wah Raj Kapoor ke paas Teesri Kasam ki kahaani sunaane pahunche toh kahaani sunkar unhone bade utsaahpoorvak kaam karna sweekaar kar liya. Par turant gambhirtapoorvak bole, “Mera paarishramik advance dena hoga!” Shailendra ko aisi ummeed nahin thi ki Raj Kapoor zindagi-bhar ki dosti ka yeh badla denge. Shailendra ka murjhaaya hua chehra dekhkar Raj Kapoor ne muskuraate hue kaha, “Nikaalo ek rupaiya, mera paarishramik! Poora advance!”
Raj Kapoor accepted only that one rupee as his fees for this movie as it was produced by his friend Shailendra.
Watch Teesari Kasam Online
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