Kabuliwala
1957, Bengali. Directed by Tapan Sinha.
Rahmat, a middle-aged fruit seller from Afghanistan, comes to Calcutta to hawk his merchandise and befriends a small Bengali girl called Mini who reminds him of his own daughter back in Afghanistan. One day Rehmat receives news of his daughter’s illness and decides to return to Afghanistan. But before he goes a violent fight with a customer leads to Rehmat killing him. He gets out of prison ten years later. Based on a Rabindranath Tagore story.
- Runtime
- 1h 56m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Bengali
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- Released
- 1 April 1957
- Original title
- কাবুলিওয়ালা
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Tapan Sinha
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What Kabuliwala is based on
Kabuliwala is based on Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore.
Kabuliwala
By Rabindranath Tagore
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Kabuliwala runs 116 minutes (1h 56m).
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Kabuliwala isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 April 1957. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed Kabuliwala?
Kabuliwala (1957) was directed by Tapan Sinha and stars Chhabi Biswas, Oindrila Tagore, Radhamohan Bhattacharya.
What is Kabuliwala based on?
Kabuliwala is based on Kabuliwala by Rabindranath Tagore.