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Kathputli is a string puppet theatre, native to Rajasthan, India, and is the most popular form of Indian puppetry. Being a string marionette, it is controlled by a single string that passes from the top of the puppet over the puppeteers.
Kathputli is a 1971 Bollywood romance film produced & directed by Brij on Dynamo International banner. Starring Jeetendra, Mumtaz in the lead roles and music composed by Kalyanji Anandji.
Kathputli may refer to:
- Kathputli (Puppet), a form of string marionette (puppet art) aboriginal to the Indian state of Rajasthan
- Kathputli (1957 film), 1957 Hindi film starring Balraj Sahni and Vyjayanthimala
- Kathputli (1971 film), 1971 Hindi film starring Jeetendra and Mumtaz
Kathputli (; ; translation: Puppet) is a 1957 Pygmalion Black-and-white Social Hindi film produced by Ajit Chakraborty and Amiya Chakrabarty with their Sreerangam Production. The film was the last film of director Amiya Chakrabarty who had earlier directed Basant, Daag and Seema. He died during the filming and Nitin Bose took up the mantle of the director in the film. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Balraj Sahni in the lead with Jawahar Kaul, Agha, Kumari Kamala, C. S. Dubey, Sheela Kashmiri, Poonam and Laxman Rao forms an ensemble cast. The film's music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan duo, with the lyric penned by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri. The film's story is about young Pushpa, an accomplished dancer and singer who assists puppeteer Shivraj in his puppet show. It dealt with the theme based on a godfather trying to control his protégé.
Kathputli ( ; lit: Puppet) is a Pakistani drama serial that aired on Hum TV on 11 June 2016 on Saturdays at 8:00 pm, but, after 5 episodes, it started airing on Sundays at 9:10 pm, giving way to Laaj on Saturdays. It is directed by Atif Rathore and produced by Momina Duraid under her company MD Productions and Fahim Burney. It stars Gohar Mumtaz (singer) and his wife Anum Mumtaz as her debut in main roles.