The village postmaster was one of the first persons, Mohan Bhargava, (Rajesh Vivek) encounters while travelling to Charanpur where his nanny Kaveri Amma (Kishori Bilal) lives. His reaction when he finally sees Fanny is hilarious. Naseer added his own touches to the old lovelorn character making it equally quirky and endearing. The veteran actor was brilliant in the role of Ferdie, an old postman in the village of Pocolim, who discovers that the letter he wrote to the ‘love of his life’, Stefanie Fernandes aka Fanny had remained undelivered for 46 years. The film is best remembered for the song, O sajna barkha bahaar ayi. As a simple man caught between his job, ailing wife and the wishes of his daughter, Hussein gave a commendable performance. The story unfolds when Nivaran gets a cheque of Rs 5 lakh, which he is supposed to give to anyone who does something worthwhile to benefit the village. The film set in a village had an ensemble cast with actors like Sadhana, Leela Chitnis, Durga Khote and Keshto Mukherjee. Though he did not have much screen time, actor Nazir Hussein as Postmaster Nivaran was pivotal in this satirical film on Indian democracy. The film helped in creating Dilip Kumar’s doomed lover image, which made him the perfect king of tragedies in Bollywood. This film was akin to a Shakespearean tragedy with its dose of jealousy, guilt, depression and remorse. He is attracted towards Usha (Nargis) who comes from a wealthy family. In this love triangle, Bela (Sultana), the daughter of a poor postmaster is in love with Ashok, who believes they are just friends. Dilip Kumar played the role of Ashok, a postmaster with a passion for song writing and music. The second-highest grossing film of 1950 starred Dilip Kumar, Nargis and Munawar Sultana. If there was one postman, you did not want to open the door to, it would be Gokul Pandit. He’s spine chilling in the sequence where he murders his nurse-girlfriend who discovers his alter ego. In his debut performance, Rana nailed the role of a sex maniac who chooses his targets as he delivers mail from door to door. Though the role had romance, Khanna portrayed it subtly, which was a far cry from his flamboyant persona.Īctor Ashutosh Rana become a household name overnight with his powerhouse performance as Gokul Pandit, a psychotic postman who rapes and murders helpless young women. The song Dakiya dak laya became an anthem for postmen across the country. However, the two don’t unite and the film ends with him trying to accept the reality of unrequited love. ![]() Hema Malini was the leading lady of the film for whom Ravi eventually develops romantic feelings. Kaka played Ravi Raj Sinha, an educated young man who takes up the job of a postman in Sitapur village due to his inability to find a job in the city. ![]() Rajesh Khanna in Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (1977)ĭirected by Meraj, this Rajesh Khanna starrer was lauded by critics but failed to shine at the box office. The film revolves around a letter undelivered by him Naseerudin Shah played an out-of-job postman in the 2014 film, Finding Fanny. The cheer that a letter from a son who’s away brings, the anticipation of a girl waiting for her boyfriend's letter and the tragic letter that brings a flood of tears, the postmen is witness to a gamut of emotions.
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