Dhund

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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Dhund(1973)is the best best Bollywood thriller I had seen in my life.The opening scenes has created a great interest for viewers to watch this best thriller.A best best Bollywood thriller with less songs and excellent cinematography.The movie has interesting twists that nobody can guess till the end of this best Bollywood thriller.An interesting thing about this thriller is that it runs only for two hours.Another interesting aspect about this thriller is the twists that take place suddenly at the end of the movie.The movie also has a team of best technicians.Of course everybody likes to watch this best best thriller again and again.

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.

Having seen several of B.R. Chopra's movies, I can see he was very interested in making movies of this sort. Dhund is another murder mystery cum courtroom drama made by him, and he does it well. There's nothing particularly surprising about the way it is made, and while watching I actually waited for some unexpected twists which would turn the film upside down. Having said that, this is definitely not a bad thing because overall Dhund is interesting and very well scripted. At times I was very impressed by how taut it was, and even though it is well contrived, it does not look like that at all and is thoroughly intriguing. The movie is by no means flawless, but why should one care about that as long as it provides entertainment and is interesting to watch? During the courtroom scenes, which were presented with a great share of humour, I tried to figure if they were intended to be comic or dramatic, but they still were effective. The film stars several famous actors, and all of them do well. Those who impressed me the most are Madan Puri, Sanjay Khan, and Navin Nischol, who turned in greatly restrained performances. Zeenat Aman is a good choice for this part, and although it's not demanding, she is amazingly beautiful and attractive. Danny Denzongpa was a bit annoying and over-the-top but then he was supposed to be a hot-tempered type and it's okay, although I felt it could have been a bit reduced. Ashok Kumar is wonderful in a special appearance as the sharp lawyer, and Deven Varma also gives a noteworthy comic performance as the servant of the house. The film's music was not very necessary for the film, although the songs came in appropriate portions. I wish Chopra had stuck to what he did in Kanoon, which is known to be the first songless Hindi film. Anyway, I enjoyed watching Dhund, and I definitely recommend it for lovers of Hindi films.

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.