Dhund

The narrative of DHUND 1973 commences with the body of a lifeless man - so who actually murdered this man - his step mother who depended on him for her sustenance - his wife who was mentally n physically brutalized by him - her paramour who wants to safeguard her at all costs - an outsider who enters the house to make a phone call - this is a whodunit which definitely needs to be appreciated - good performances by the entire cast - zeenat aman looks smashing - the opening track, by mahendra kapoor, is a major plus - rating 3/5.

Review By Kamal K

What a super duper whodunit! And what a perfect star cast! Danny Denzongpa as the wheelchair bound sadist with a twisted soul was unforgettable. As was Zeenat Aman as his beautiful, long suffering wife. Sanjay Khan as the suave debonair advocate who's a family friend and is also carrying on an affair with Zeenat had done his role very well. And, we come to Navin Nishchal as the man who discovers the dead man and his murderer was excellent. Kudos to B R Chopra for his taut direction!

'Dhund', to this day, remains a very well made murder mystery.

A good/intelligent suspense thriller. As someone rightly put it: :grippingly successful attempt at suspense, a genre rarely attempted by Hindi cinema. The movie was made in 1972 and we have gone through 30 odd years and yet no one has come out to make something like Dhund in Bollywood. Amazing, 30 years Bollywood and still no intelligent suspense thrillers. The ending could have done with a little better fine-tuning and --SPOILERS-- except for the fact how easily the murderer walks inside the house via the "open at night main-door" {most people I know, sleep at night with their doors locked :-) } , the movie was watertight and gripping. Equally good performances by Zeenat and Sanjay.

A must see for every Hitchcock fans.

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I have seen so many suspense thrillers. But, god-promise, I was shocked by the climax of the movie. It was most unexpected.

The highlight of the movie was Danny Denzongpa, in a two-scene role. Nonetheless, he managed to steal the thunder. The scene where he throws a saucer at the audience literally made me duck. And it made Danny a star.

The movie ended with the request - Do Not Reveal The Ending. I too will end on that note.

I gave it 8 stars directly for its storyline and stars performance!