Becoming unhappy with her situation, she refuses the local zamindar’s overtures. Did you know the yesteryear actor Raj Kapoor had charged only Rs 1 for 'Teesri Kasam'? Teesri Kasam was very close to my father’s heart. Hirabai refuses to leave her acting career. Teesri Kasam (English: The Third Promise) is a 1966 Hindi drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. In another incident, he gets beaten by two men while transporting bamboo in his cart, after which he decides to never carry bamboo in his cart. Hiraman in return sees her as an angel of purity. The film, refraining from conventional drama, flows like the song of Mahua in the film (Duniya Bananewale) – beautiful, eternal and moving. Perhaps not. Did You Know Sunil Dutt Was Tongue-tied While Interviewing Nargis When He Was RJ. In his path, he meets Hirabai and takes his third vow. Hirabai asks Hiraman to stay at village fair for a few days to see her dance. However the film had taken its toll on Shailendra and he passed away, a broken man, on December 14, 1966 on good friend Raj Kapoor’s birthday. When Teesri Kasam won the President’s Gold Medal for best film of that year, he wasn’t around to collect the award. Can ‘art’ ever merge with ‘life’? He also revealed that the movie was produced by popular Bollywood lyricist Shailendra who was also the writer of all the songs in the movie. Hirabai arranges free passes for Hiraman and his friends to see nautanki on every night as long as village fair runs. Hirabai calls him to her tent and apologises to him. Read here, Unseen pic of the day: When Ranbir Kapoor’s grandmother posed with his uncle. The frames and compositions are poetic and rich in tonal quality and represent some of the finest Black and White camerawork done in Indian Cinema. What draws the nautanki dancer to the rustic cart driver is his simple philosophy of life and his natural aesthetic sense which he expresses through his moving songs. He tries to shield and protect her from society. Teesri Kasam, in spite of its box-office failure, went on to win the President’s Gold Medal as the Best Feature Film of 1966. It is a remarkable, perceptive performance. As they travel together, Hiraman’s innocence and simplicity charm Hirabai who is also moved by the songs he sings to pass the time. After seeing Hirabai going away from his life, Hiraman takes third vow (teesri Kasam) to never carry a nautanki company dancer again in his cart. Did you know Sunil Dutt was tongue-tied while interviewing Nargis when he was RJ? The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. Annu Kapoor also revealed that at that time he pursued a career in theatre as their family wasn't financially strong to enable him to support for IAS preparation.

ALSO READ| Dharmendra Shares Rare Pic With 'Mera Naam Joker' Co-star Raj Kapoor. The movie Teesri Kasam also delves into the issue of exploitation of people in the profession of nautanki. Upperstall is supported by its readers. The film is based on Phanishwar Nath’s (of Maila Aanchal fame) short story Mare Gaye Gulfam.

the film stars Raj kapoor and Waheeda Rehman. ALSO READ| Riddhima Kapoor Sahni Shares A 'classic' Pic Of Dad Rishi Kapoor With His Siblings.

Shailendra’s contribution to Hindi cinema never received the recognition it deserved. ALSO READ| Unseen Pic Of The Day: When Ranbir Kapoor’s Grandmother Posed With His Uncle. So he got into theatre and acting since then and started with plays like Laila Majnu and Harishchandra. The story then evolves into one of the friendship between a bullock cart driver and an urban nautanki dancer. Hirabai coaxes Hiraman to spend a few days at the fair and see her dance. Teesri Kasam was directed by Basu Bhattacharya and was based on the short story called Mare Gaye Gulfam, by the Hindi novelist Phanishwarnath Renu.The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman in pivotal roles. The film stars Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman in pivotal roles. Take a look at the whole story. Teesri Kasam won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film as well. Teesri Kasam (English: The Third Promise) is a 1966 Hindi drama film directed by Basu Bhattacharya. Sadly however for her, after Guide her best work in films like Teesri Kasam, Khamoshi (1969) and Reshma Aur Shera (1971) went largely unnoticed as the films sank and her regular commercial potboilers like Patthar ke Sanam (1967) and Ram Aur Shyam (1967), where she just had to be decorative and dance with the hero and shed a tear or two, were huge commercial successes! Tune in today to stay updated with all the latest news and headlines from the world of entertainment.

While smuggling illegal goods on his bullock cart and narrowly escaping the police, Hiraman takes a vow (the first Kasam) to never carry illegal goods again in his cart. Hiraman asks her to leave this profession where people talk ill of her. Sajanre Jhoot Mat Bolo, Sajanwa Bairi Ho Gaye Hamar, Duniya Bananewale all rendered by Mukesh and Pan Khaye Saiyan Humaro sung by Asha Bhosle stand out. One cannot help but smile with him each time he blushes and goes ‘iss’ and one cannot help but be moved emotionally looking at the hurt on his face as Hirabai bids him farewell. Though much too old for the role, Raj Kapoor more than compensates with his performance as a naive country bumpkin.

What adds further poignancy to the story is the fact that the end of the relationship between Hiraman and Hirabai appears inevitable from the start. Shailendra acquired the rights to the story and began filming the film in 1962. The film is beautifully shot by Subrata Mitra enhancing the lyrical feel of the film. The movie Teesri Kasam (Three vows in English translation) was released in 1966 and was based on a man named Hiraman. Veteran actor Annu Kapoor revealed in the episode of Superstar Singer that the late actor Raj Kapoor had only charged Rs 1 for acting in the movie Teesri Kasam. Through the story of a naive bullock cart driver who falls in love with a dancer at nautanki, popular folk theatre of Bihar region. The rhythm of the film is lyrical and ever so gentle and rarely has rural ethos been captured so beautifully on the Indian screen. Get the latest entertainment news from India & around the world. If you want to help keep us going strong and putting out good, informed content on cinema, please consider a small donation by contacting us.

Love and Marriage are not for her. At the Nautanki, Hiraman gets into a fight with a drunkard who makes an insulting comment about Hirabai. One night he is asked to carry a woman passenger to a fair forty miles away. Riddhima Kapoor Sahni shares a 'classic' pic of dad Rishi Kapoor with his siblings, As TRP case falls flat, Param Bir Singh brings in EOW to probe Republic: Sources, Congress served notice after IT recovers Rs 8.5 lakh outside party office in Bihar. He had worked under Bimal Roy earlier and it shows in the film. At the train station she tells him she is going back to her old company. He lived and died for it." He now vows never to carry bamboo again. As she departs and Hiraman returns to his cart he takes a third vow never to carry a woman from a Nautanki Company again. Transporting bamboo for a trader, he is beaten by two men when their horse swerves to avoid Hiraman’s cart and upsets their carriage. The duo Shankar-Jaikishan composed the film's score. Based on a short story by the great Hindi writer Phanishwar Nath 'Renu' titled Maare Gaye Gulfam, the film was born on the sets of Bimal Roy's classic Madhumati (1958). Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman literally live their roles in the film. The movie, finally, ends with Hiraman taking a third vow. The bond between two grows stronger as the days pass at the fair. One night Hiraman is asked to carry Hirabai (Waheeda Rehman), a nautanki dancer, as a passenger to a village fair 40 miles away.
The initial thought was to shoot the film in the Nepal-Bihar area but hearing stories of dacoities and unrest in the area, the film was finally shot in Igatpuri, where incidentally Madhumati was also shot.

Hirabai angrily asks him what right does he have to fight on her behalf. In a key scene of the film Hirabai laments that she could play the part of Laila but could never become Laila herself as she justifies her decision to continue her life as a nautanki performer. Republic World is your one-stop destination for trending Bollywood news. 17 June 1966. While subsequently transporting bamboo for timber trader on his bullock cart, he is beaten by two men when their horses are upset by the bamboo in the cart. She is Hirabai (Waheeda Rehman), a Nautanki performer going to perform at the fair.

The movie's soundtrack is supremely famous for its depth and originality.