There's nothing particularly surprising about the way it is made, and while watching I actually waited for some unexpected twists which would turn the film upside down. Dhund is another murder mystery cum courtroom drama made by him, and he does it well. Chopra's movies, I can see he was very interested in making movies of this sort. Chopra classic is no less than 'Mahabharat' in its own way! Ravi's music is soothing as always and will live in the memory for the rest of your life. Except that it's based on a borrowed tale, the film revives Christie's play with its murky and hazy atmosphere, plausible performances and bouncy background score. I wouldn't call this an indigenous creation, although this has been fully conceived as per the Indian norms. This is surely many cuts above regular murder mysteries that oozed out during the early 70s and were heavily inspired by the western slashers and thrillers. As I said, the film has a great storyline and an impressive courtroom argument. We also see the wise old man of Bollywood Ashok Kumar as public prosecutor Mehta, who is seeking a benign reason behind the murder. His investigation leads him to Ranjit's lecherous servant Banke Lal (Deven Verma) and Ranjit's friend Advocate Suresh Saxena (Sanjay Khan), but he doesn't have anything against them. The police officer Inspector Joshi (Madan Puri) is suspicious of their story and is all set to unveil the mystery behind this so-called robbery. He then devises a plan with Rani to guise Ranjit's murder as a robbery committed by an unknown robber. Chandrashekhar combs the room for fingerprints and cleans them all. Chandrashekhar decides to help the damsel, who is in distress, and desperately needs help. Rani confesses that she killed her husband Thakur Ranjit Singh (Danny) few minutes ago. He finds a woman named Rani (Zeenat Aman) holding a revolver. The film has a dark exploitation undertone that pops-up from time to time whenever Danny and Zeenat are on screen! On a dark, foggy winter night a man named Chandrashekhar (Navin Nischol) crashes his car and reaches for help at a grand mansion. Well its not just the suspense that's important here. This film has gained a devoted cult-following in years and is now remembered for its heavy and sloppy atmosphere, some great performances, great musical composition, and an unexpected ending. Chopra remained inspired by western storytellers throughout his life as he himself majored in English from Pakistan. The film is based on Agatha Christie's play 'The Unexpected Guest'. I really feel annoyed to think that I got late by decades to watch it. This chiller of a film was released in 1973 and I got a chance to watch it recently.
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