Storyline

Rupa (Zeenat Aman) grew up being cursed as "unlucky" in the village she was born in. Her mother died during childbirth. Then a kitchen accident leaves half her face disfigured. This is an artistic exploration of beauty and disfigurement, society's values and more importantly how a girl, teenager and a bride was treated during the times. Rajeev (Shashi Kapoor) the stereotype male engineer falls in love with the Rupa who has a divine singing voice, and the unscarred left cheek. When he sees the scarred cheek, after marriage, he heads off into a tizzy and continues nightly dalliance with his mistress - the beautiful cheek. Little does he realize that his wife and mistress are two faces of the same person.—MG Gopalan

Plot Keywords

disfigurement, melodrama, waterfall, temple, scar, mud, flood, fair, dam, hindu, hinduism, breasts, partial female nudity, bathing, deep cleavage, kiss, love, village, religion, burnt face

Short Review

Made before my time, I finally decided to find it and watch it. An interesting concept with the philosophical message of inner beauty. Not sure Zeenat was the right choice for the role and seems to have made the wrong kind of headlines over the years. Overall though feels different to a usual hindi movie with more of an artists render to it. Where it falls short is mainly in the story though and could have been edited better

Trailer

Streaming Service

1. Amazon Video : Rent from $1.99, Or $0.00 with a Prime membership