Sudhir goes to take care of his family business in Goa. He is attracted to Maria, a mysterious woman who meets him in an old graveyard.Sudhir goes to take care of his family business in Goa. He is attracted to Maria, a mysterious woman who meets him in an old graveyard.Sudhir goes to take care of his family business in Goa. He is attracted to Maria, a mysterious woman who meets him in an old graveyard.
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"Ek Paheli," starring Feroz Khan, captivates from the outset with its intriguing supernatural element. This immediate surprise hooks the audience, creating an atmosphere of suspense without resorting to any gross or repulsive scenes.
The antique shop set in a seasonal tourist spot adds an exotic charm, inviting viewers into a serene world far removed from the hustle and bustle of contemporary tourist locales. This calm setting, with its peaceful highways, city roads, and localities, contrasts sharply with the thrilling entry of a scheming villain, heightening the tension and suspense. The villain pretends to be a well-wisher of the young, inexperienced protagonist, adding layers of deceit and drama.
The smart, young protagonist faces a dual challenge: unraveling the truth behind the supernatural phenomena and dealing with the machinations of the villain. His investigative efforts into the supernatural mystery keep the audience engaged throughout. The scenes of the graveyard add spice to the mystery, amplifying the eerie atmosphere.
Adding to the movie's charm are the two lighthearted employees at the protagonist's office, who inject humor and a sense of ease into the narrative. The film deftly balances suspense with these lighter moments, enhancing its overall appeal.
Near the end of the movie, a thrilling chase sequence and a fight scene between the protagonist and the villain escalate the tension to its peak. The mystery of the supernatural is eventually unraveled through a straightforward yet compelling story, making "Ek Paheli" a memorable watch. It's a film that entertains with its mix of suspense, humor, and the allure of the unknown.
The antique shop set in a seasonal tourist spot adds an exotic charm, inviting viewers into a serene world far removed from the hustle and bustle of contemporary tourist locales. This calm setting, with its peaceful highways, city roads, and localities, contrasts sharply with the thrilling entry of a scheming villain, heightening the tension and suspense. The villain pretends to be a well-wisher of the young, inexperienced protagonist, adding layers of deceit and drama.
The smart, young protagonist faces a dual challenge: unraveling the truth behind the supernatural phenomena and dealing with the machinations of the villain. His investigative efforts into the supernatural mystery keep the audience engaged throughout. The scenes of the graveyard add spice to the mystery, amplifying the eerie atmosphere.
Adding to the movie's charm are the two lighthearted employees at the protagonist's office, who inject humor and a sense of ease into the narrative. The film deftly balances suspense with these lighter moments, enhancing its overall appeal.
Near the end of the movie, a thrilling chase sequence and a fight scene between the protagonist and the villain escalate the tension to its peak. The mystery of the supernatural is eventually unraveled through a straightforward yet compelling story, making "Ek Paheli" a memorable watch. It's a film that entertains with its mix of suspense, humor, and the allure of the unknown.
Director Naresh kumar has done a nice technical work in portraying the story..he has nice shown Maria and the graveyard seems are simply superb...the graveyards were amazing shooted...though its a graveyard where the feroz khan and Maria regularly meet bit I felt as they are meeting in a park...the cameramen has done a great job in showing this movie...
I felt the movie can be improvised a bit lot in the graveyards where the picture quality was dull in the graveyard...but they may be having their own exceptions in those days...any ways kudos to the team...for the amazing movie.
I felt the movie can be improvised a bit lot in the graveyards where the picture quality was dull in the graveyard...but they may be having their own exceptions in those days...any ways kudos to the team...for the amazing movie.
Aamir Khan starrer recently released movie - Talaash has received mixed response from both the viewers and the reviewers. Some appreciated it for the well-knitted script, high emotional quotient and performances whereas some found themselves as cheated due to the presence of a supernatural element in the supposed earthly mystery. In my review, I have mentioned that the climax of Talaash reminded me of a very old Bollywood movie - Ek Paheli (1971). Today I am reviewing that only.
The story of Ek Paheli (a puzzle) starts with the arrival of Sudhir (Feroz Khan) at Goa. He has returned from London after the demise of his father. Now to properly settle down in Goa, he decides to throw a party to introduce himself properly in the business and social milieu of Goa and also decides to refurnish his ancestral house afresh. Being a music-lover, he approaches a curio shop and picks up an old piano to purchase which appears to him as an attractive antique piece. There he happens to come across Maria (Tanuja) who tells him that she is very fond of that piano but being poor, cannot afford it. Sudhir gets attracted to her and allows her to correct a defective key of the piano by visiting his residence. He is also willing to invite her to the party being thrown by him at his residence but suddenly she vanishes from his house in quite a mysterious fashion when he is talking to his employee and confidante - Rocky (Rajendra Naath). In the party, a female guest is allowed to play the piano who falls dead in between of that act.
Shortly thereafter, Maria visits Sudhir again at his residence. Sudhir feels himself as attracted to her but she is seen as attracted more to that piano that Sudhir has purchased. She likes playing it. The old servant of the house, John (Bipin Gupta) does not approve of Sudhir's life style and there happens a spat between the master and the servant. Shortly thereafter, John is found as dead. Since apparently John has been murdered, police inspector (Sanjeev Kumar) starts his investigation. Gradually it comes to fore that someone is actually after the life of Sudhir. The needle of suspicion in this regard points towards Shankarlaal (Madan Puri) who is Sudhir's late father's ex-business partner and his greedy sight is on Sudhir's wealth. Sudhir starts his own investigation too alongside police but quite mysteriously he crosses paths with Maria every now and then. He also meets with an accident in between. Maria plays a vital role in saving him from the evil designs of Shankarlaal and his accomplice, Rosy (Aruna Irani) also. Sudhir feels himself as in love with Maria but does not know anything about her. The mystery is finally unravelled when Sudhir approaches the missionary school which Maria has been a student of.
The movie is suspense-filled and when I watched it first around two decades back on Zee TV, it proved to be quite engrossing for me because what got revealed in the end was something I could not imagine even in the wildest of my dreams. And the same thing happened in Talaash also which took me instantly down my memory lane and enabled me to contrast Talaash with Ek Paheli.
All the same, Ek Paheli is a nice timepass not only for the mystery fans but also for the audience of the routine formula-based flicks which contain romance, songs, comedy, conspiracies of the villain and action. The first scene itself catches attention of the viewer who finds himself / herself as hooked for the next two and a quarter hours, trying to solve Ek Paheli (a puzzle) known as Maria in the movie. In Talaash, all the questions have been answered in the end but in Ek Paheli, the mystery of the death of the party guest has not been explained properly anywhere throughout the movie as to who did it as well as why and how.
The role of Tanuja is the heart and soul of this movie. She looks not only very beautiful and a Goa-ni girl from every angle but she has performed also very well. Her gestures and mannerisms add to the mystery of the movie and keep the viewer engrossed. Dashing hero Feroz Khan has done well. His character has been developed in such a way that it fails to win any sympathy of the audience which is clearly the fault of the script-writer. All others are perfect in their respective roles.
Technically the movie is okay. The beauty of Goa is visible in different scenes of this coloured movie. Since the interest of the audience is maintained continuously, the length also appears to be in order. Background score is also according to the mood of the movie.
Usha Khanna has prepared good songs for this movie with the help of the lyrics of Asad Bhopali. The title track - Main Ek Paheli Hoon (sung by Suman Kalyanpur) and Mera Tumhaara Saath To Sadiyon Ka Saath Hai (a duet of Mohammed Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur) are ear-soothing quality songs. Aansoo Ki Ek Boond Hoon Main is also impressive which is again Suman Kalyanpur's solo.
Though the script, the characters and the milieu of Talaash are entirely different from those of Ek Paheli but the spectators who see both these movies can contrast them for similarities in the basic grains. The intriguing thing about these two movies that came to my notice is that the way the long explanation in the end through flash-back in Talaash has been found as boring by many viewers, the similarly boring explanation through flash-back is there in Ek Paheli too. If we consider the quality of the screenplay, the direction and the performances; then definitely this more than four decades old movie is a couple of notches below Talaash. Nevertheless it's an interesting movie.
The story of Ek Paheli (a puzzle) starts with the arrival of Sudhir (Feroz Khan) at Goa. He has returned from London after the demise of his father. Now to properly settle down in Goa, he decides to throw a party to introduce himself properly in the business and social milieu of Goa and also decides to refurnish his ancestral house afresh. Being a music-lover, he approaches a curio shop and picks up an old piano to purchase which appears to him as an attractive antique piece. There he happens to come across Maria (Tanuja) who tells him that she is very fond of that piano but being poor, cannot afford it. Sudhir gets attracted to her and allows her to correct a defective key of the piano by visiting his residence. He is also willing to invite her to the party being thrown by him at his residence but suddenly she vanishes from his house in quite a mysterious fashion when he is talking to his employee and confidante - Rocky (Rajendra Naath). In the party, a female guest is allowed to play the piano who falls dead in between of that act.
Shortly thereafter, Maria visits Sudhir again at his residence. Sudhir feels himself as attracted to her but she is seen as attracted more to that piano that Sudhir has purchased. She likes playing it. The old servant of the house, John (Bipin Gupta) does not approve of Sudhir's life style and there happens a spat between the master and the servant. Shortly thereafter, John is found as dead. Since apparently John has been murdered, police inspector (Sanjeev Kumar) starts his investigation. Gradually it comes to fore that someone is actually after the life of Sudhir. The needle of suspicion in this regard points towards Shankarlaal (Madan Puri) who is Sudhir's late father's ex-business partner and his greedy sight is on Sudhir's wealth. Sudhir starts his own investigation too alongside police but quite mysteriously he crosses paths with Maria every now and then. He also meets with an accident in between. Maria plays a vital role in saving him from the evil designs of Shankarlaal and his accomplice, Rosy (Aruna Irani) also. Sudhir feels himself as in love with Maria but does not know anything about her. The mystery is finally unravelled when Sudhir approaches the missionary school which Maria has been a student of.
The movie is suspense-filled and when I watched it first around two decades back on Zee TV, it proved to be quite engrossing for me because what got revealed in the end was something I could not imagine even in the wildest of my dreams. And the same thing happened in Talaash also which took me instantly down my memory lane and enabled me to contrast Talaash with Ek Paheli.
All the same, Ek Paheli is a nice timepass not only for the mystery fans but also for the audience of the routine formula-based flicks which contain romance, songs, comedy, conspiracies of the villain and action. The first scene itself catches attention of the viewer who finds himself / herself as hooked for the next two and a quarter hours, trying to solve Ek Paheli (a puzzle) known as Maria in the movie. In Talaash, all the questions have been answered in the end but in Ek Paheli, the mystery of the death of the party guest has not been explained properly anywhere throughout the movie as to who did it as well as why and how.
The role of Tanuja is the heart and soul of this movie. She looks not only very beautiful and a Goa-ni girl from every angle but she has performed also very well. Her gestures and mannerisms add to the mystery of the movie and keep the viewer engrossed. Dashing hero Feroz Khan has done well. His character has been developed in such a way that it fails to win any sympathy of the audience which is clearly the fault of the script-writer. All others are perfect in their respective roles.
Technically the movie is okay. The beauty of Goa is visible in different scenes of this coloured movie. Since the interest of the audience is maintained continuously, the length also appears to be in order. Background score is also according to the mood of the movie.
Usha Khanna has prepared good songs for this movie with the help of the lyrics of Asad Bhopali. The title track - Main Ek Paheli Hoon (sung by Suman Kalyanpur) and Mera Tumhaara Saath To Sadiyon Ka Saath Hai (a duet of Mohammed Rafi and Suman Kalyanpur) are ear-soothing quality songs. Aansoo Ki Ek Boond Hoon Main is also impressive which is again Suman Kalyanpur's solo.
Though the script, the characters and the milieu of Talaash are entirely different from those of Ek Paheli but the spectators who see both these movies can contrast them for similarities in the basic grains. The intriguing thing about these two movies that came to my notice is that the way the long explanation in the end through flash-back in Talaash has been found as boring by many viewers, the similarly boring explanation through flash-back is there in Ek Paheli too. If we consider the quality of the screenplay, the direction and the performances; then definitely this more than four decades old movie is a couple of notches below Talaash. Nevertheless it's an interesting movie.
Just loved this movie.if u are a suspense lover dan u will.surely like it. Tanuja was amazing as Maria ,at the same time feroz khan was lukin dashing as ever.nice suspense along with a supernatural touch but in a very soothing way.songs are nice especially the title one.shooting scenes in goa are worth watching but the graveyards scene could be better.altogether a one time watch for sure.i am.not sure whether it was a hit or not but according to me it is a good movie to watch.u will enjoy for sure.is available.on.youtube and i think so will be there on any ott platform.also. Enjoy watching it...
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