a Dead Man, by Cornell Woolrich and had been previously made into a picture titled No Man of Her Own (1950) starring Barbara Stanwyck. The novel was also later filmed in Japanese as Shisha to no Kekkon (1960), in Brazilian as the TV miniseries A Intrusa (1962), in French as J'ai épousé une ombre (I Married a Shadow) (1983) and by Hollywood as Mrs. Winterbourne (1996). Shakti Samanta has stated that he cast Parekh, because he was "confident" that he could extract a "convincing performance from her." He had cast her in his earlier film, Pagla Kahin Ka (1971). Music The music was composed by Rahul Dev Burman and the lyrics were penned by Anand Bakshi. The songs sung by Kishore Kumar for Rajesh Khanna were the reason of film success, while Mukesh got to sing a number for the latter – a rare combination. Asha Bhosle performed "Mera Naam Hai Shabnam" in the talk-sung style of Rex Harrison in My Fair Lady (1964) (and thus often incorrectly dubbed "the first Hindi rap number"). Soundtrack Box office The film was successful at the box office, becoming the sixth highest-grossing Bollywood film of 1971. According to The Hindu, "On screen, Rajesh Khanna never appeared to be lip-syncing. So convincing were his expressions. His presence, backed by the music, remained the main source of strength for a movie's success". Awards and nominations 19th Filmfare Awards: Won Best Actress – Asha Parekh Nominated Best Director – Shakti Samanta Best Actor – Rajesh Khanna Best Lyricist – Anand Bakshi – "Na Koi Umang Hai" Best Male Playback Singer – Kishore Kumar – "Yeh Jo Mohabbat Hai" Best Story – Gulshan Nanda References http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/blast-from-the-past-kati-patang-1971/article6506448.ece External links 1971 films 1970s Hindi-language films Indian family films Indian drama films Films scored by R. D. Burman Films directed by Shakti Samanta Films based on American novels Films about widowhood in India Hindi films remade in other languages Films shot in Uttarakhand 1971 drama films Hindi-language drama films