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Khoon Ka Khoon

Based On the book by William Shakespeare

Khoon Ka Khoon (transl. Blood for Blood), also called Hamlet, is the first Hindi/Urdu 1935 sound film adaptation of the Shakespearen play Hamlet. Directed by Sohrab Modi under his Stage Film Company banner, it is cited as one of the earliest talkie versions of this play. Credited as "the man who brought Shakespeare to the Indian screen", it was Modi's debut feature film as a director. The story and script were penned by Mehdi Hassan Ahsan from his Urdu adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet".

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Release date:
1935
Director:
Sohrab Modi
Cast:
Sohrab Modi, Naseem Banu
Genre:
Drama
Country:
British Raj
Language:
Hindi
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Book vs Film

Cover of Hamlet
The Book · 1602

Hamlet

William Shakespeare
Poster for Khoon Ka Khoon
The Film · 1935

Khoon Ka Khoon

Sohrab Modi

★ 5.0 / 10 13 votes · IMDb

Reached the screen 333 years after publication.

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