Kanoon (1960) is an ingenious movie. Those who lament that Hindi cinema can't compete with their Hollywood counterparts, this movie is the answer. it is a no non-sense movie and while i'll not waste this space in writing the plot or creating the suspense about the movie, I'll write a few things which i noticed. firstly the screenplay of the movie is gritty and tightly held. when the movie starts to unfold, you tend to get the feeling that it is going to be a very good watch(which actually it turns out to be).
All the actors have played their parts very well. Though everyone has acted brilliantly, but actor Jeevan and Nana Palsikar steals the show. Jeevan in his 10 minute role only proves that he is a better actor than what he appears to be in his other films. Nana Palsikar on the other hand turned an ordinary role of a petty thief into such an unforgettable one that it eventually won him best supporting role award.
Nanda is OK, Mahmood was under-utilised. Om Prakash is Perfect in his cameo. Rajendra Kumar is OK and as usual Ashok Kumar is regular(i mean masterly).
I would like to end on a trivial note, that at some places in the movie the background score, lighting and cinematography gives you a hint that you are watching a Alfred Hitchcock movie. And it intrigues me that whether B.R Chopra actually made this movie after getting inspired from some of the Hitchcock's movies of that era.
All the actors have played their parts very well. Though everyone has acted brilliantly, but actor Jeevan and Nana Palsikar steals the show. Jeevan in his 10 minute role only proves that he is a better actor than what he appears to be in his other films. Nana Palsikar on the other hand turned an ordinary role of a petty thief into such an unforgettable one that it eventually won him best supporting role award.
Nanda is OK, Mahmood was under-utilised. Om Prakash is Perfect in his cameo. Rajendra Kumar is OK and as usual Ashok Kumar is regular(i mean masterly).
I would like to end on a trivial note, that at some places in the movie the background score, lighting and cinematography gives you a hint that you are watching a Alfred Hitchcock movie. And it intrigues me that whether B.R Chopra actually made this movie after getting inspired from some of the Hitchcock's movies of that era.