27 Down

27 Down
27 Down
	Original Movie Poster.
Directed by	Awtar Krishna Kaul
Screenplay by	Awtar Krishna Kaul
Based on	Athara Sooraj Ke Paudhe; by Ramesh Bakshi
Produced by	Awtar Krishna Kaul
Starring	Raakhee; M.K. Raina
Cinematography	Apurba Kishore Bir
Edited by	Ravi Patnaik
Music by	Hariprasad Chaurasia; Bhubaneswar Mishra
Release date	1974;
Running time	118 minutes
Country	India
Language	Hindi

27 Down is a 1974 Indian drama film directed by Awtar Krishna Kaul, starring Raakhee and M.K. Raina. The film is based on the Hindi novel Athara Sooraj Ke Paudhe, by Ramesh Bakshi, about a railways employee who meets a girl on the train. The film's music was performed by classical musicians Hariprasad Chaurasia and Bhubaneswar Mishra,^[1] while the production design was by Bansi Chandragupta.

At the 21st National Film Awards, the film won the Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as well as Best Cinematography, for Apurba Kishore Bir.^[2]^[3] The film's director Avatar Kaul died in an accident the same week the awards were announced. It was his only film.^[4]^[5]

^ "Pandit Bhubaneshwar Mishra". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
^ "21st National Film Awards". International Film Festival of India. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
^ "21st National Film Awards (PDF)" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals.
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