
Kaalia's hands are completely drenched in blood. He is shown being caught by Sub-Inspector Das ( Jagdish Raj), and Hawildar Ram Singh. Unfortunately, a petty thief Kaalia ( Nana Palsikar), who comes in with the intention of burglary, is apprehended at the scene of the crime and presented in Badri Prasad's court. Kailash watches in horror from the inner room, as the unscheduled visitor ( Ashok Kumar) stabs his host to death. Kailash does not want to be seen with Dhaniram, so he hides in a sideroom, instructing Dhaniram not to disclose to the judge that he had come there.ĭhaniram receives the unexpected guest through an already open door. Their exchange is interrupted by the arrival of Badri Prasad's look-alike. Kailash drops in at the money lender's place to have a word with him. The later agrees to do so, despite initial reluctance. Afraid to face his stern father with the truth, Vijay pleads with Kailash to intercede with the money lender. This was an illegal marriage, and Dhaniram was blackmailing her, as he was privy to this information.īadri Prasad's son Vijay ( Mehmood) is heavily indebted to a local money lender Dhaniram ( Om Prakash) who, having obtained the former's signature on a blank piece of paper, threatens to have his entire property confiscated. She married a rich man during her first husband's (Ganpat) lifetime, and inherited his property. Incidentally the murdered man Ganpat is her husband. The young couple's visit to a ballet is rather unremarkable, except for the surreptitious appearance of Ashok Kumar, who is seen by the viewer romancing an unknown lady ( Shashikala) in a private box. In the meanwhile, romance is blossoming between Badri Prasad's daughter Meena ( Nanda) and advocate Kailash Khanna ( Rajendra Kumar), one of the rising stars in the legal fraternity and Badri Prasad's protégé. Badri Prasad, who is well known for never having awarded a death sentence, has a friendly argument with Jha, which leads to a wager that it is possible for someone to get away scot-free with murder. Savalkar ( Iftekhar in a guest appearance), discuss the case. The shocking incident makes its way to the press and becomes a matter of hot debate in the city. An emotionally overcharged Kalidas asks judge Badri Prasad ( Ashok Kumar) what gives law the right to deprive an innocent man of something it cannot return him, before collapsing and dying. He pleads guilty, but claims that the court can do him no harm as he has already served a sentence for the murder of the same man. Kalidas ( Jeevan) is presented before court for the murder of Ganpat. The first one was Andha Nal, a Tamil movie. The film was India's second songless talkie. The film was a courtroom drama of a murder case, where the judge's prospective son-in-law (Rajendra Kumar) is the defence lawyer in a case of murder for which he suspects his would-be father-in-law. The film, through an absorbing story, presents a case against capital punishment, arguing that witnesses may be genuinely deceived, and their consequent inadvertently tendered false testimony may lead someone wrongly to the gallows. The film stars Rajendra Kumar, Nanda, Ashok Kumar, Mehmood, Shashikala, Jeevan and Om Prakash. Kanoon ( Hindi: कानून, Urdu: کانون) (Title translation: The Law) is a 1960 Indian Hindi film directed by B.R. Statements consisting only of original research may be removed. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding references. This article may contain original research.
