Chaudhary Karnail Singh

Overview

Chaudhary Karnail Singh is a 1960 Indian Punjabi movie based in the pre-partition times of India. The film was one of the earliest works of Prem Chopra. The film won a National Award. In a village circa post British rule in India, a noble Sarpanch, Karnail Singh, is forced to chose sides between his son, Buta, and a Muslim couple, Shera and Naji, who want to get married amidst violent clashes between Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims before the formation of Pakistan; as well as deal with suspicious Indian Government officials.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1960

Original language

Punjabi

Spoken languages

Punjabi

Cast

Prem Chopra,Jagdish Sethi,Madan Puri,Jabeen Jalil

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0308107