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3 unusual facts about Khwaja Ahmad Abbas


Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein

Bambai Raat Ki Bahon Mein (English title: In the Arms of the Bombay Night) was a 1967 suspense crime-triller Hindi film written, produced and directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas.

Dr. Kotnis Ki Amar Kahani

The film was based on the story 'And One Did Not Come Back', by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, which is itself based on the heroic life of Dr. Dwarkanath Kotnis, played by V. Shantaram in the film.

Neecha Nagar

Written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, it was a pioneering effort in social realism in Indian cinema and paved the way for many such 'parallel cinema' films by other directors, many of them written by Abbas.



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