when Kaalia ran out of the room after supposedly murdering Dhaniram), the two successive footprints should be much farther apart. This fact was also never brought to the notice of the court. Trivia The year of Dhaniram's (Om Prakash) death is not mentioned in the film, but it can be derived from the contents of the film. He may have been murdered on the night of 30 June 1959. This is because on the next day of the murder, when Badri Prasad's daughter Meena (Nanda), is serving breakfast to her father, the radio announces in Hindi in the background – "Aaj Budhwar hai aur July ki pehli Taarikh" [Today is Wednesday, and the first of July]. The film was made in 1960. Before this year, 1959 is the nearest year, where Wednesday falls on 1 July. The wager between Badri Prasad (Ashok Kumar) and Justice Jha, that it is possible to murder someone without being sentenced, occurs only 2 days earlier – on 28 June. When Kailash Khanna, towards the end of the film, presents Badri Prasad's diary to the court, he mentions this date. In Indian Courts, a person whose true identity is unknown or must be withheld in a legal action is called Ashok Kumar''. The reason for this is actor Ashok Kumar's character in this movie. Awards and nominations |- | 1960 | B. R. Chopra | National Film Award for Best Feature Film in HindiCertificate of Merit | |- | rowspan="4"|1962 | B. R. Chopra | Filmfare Award for Best Director | |- | Nana Palsikar | Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award | |- | C.J. Pavri | Filmfare Award for Best Story | |- | B. R. Chopra (for B. R Films) | Filmfare Award for Best Film | |} References External links 1960 films Films scored by Salil Chowdhury 1960s Hindi-language films Indian legal films Films directed by B. R. Chopra