---
title: 'Khoon Ka Khoon (1935)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Sohrab Modi'
released: '1935-01-01'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'British Raj'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/khoon-ka-khoon-1935'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0026566/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Khoon Ka Khoon (1935)

1935 · Drama · British Raj


## Synopsis

Khoon Ka Khoon, also called Hamlet, is the first Hindi/Urdu 1935 sound film adaptation of the Shakespearen play Hamlet. Directed by Sohrab Modi under his Stage Film Company banner, it is cited as one of the earliest talkie versions of this play. Credited as "the man who brought Shakespeare to the Indian screen", it was Modi's debut feature film as a director. The story and script were penned by Mehdi Hassan Ahsan from his Urdu adaptation of Shakespeare's "Hamlet". Starring Modi, Khoon Ka Khoon was also the debut in films of Naseem Banu who played Ophelia. The other star cast included Chamiyan Bai, Ghulam Hussain, Obali Mai, Fazal Karim and Eruch Tarapore. The film has been cited by National Film Archive of India founder P K. Nair, as one of "21 most wanted missing Indian cinema treasures".

## Credits

- **Director:** [Sohrab Modi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sohrab-modi)

## Cast

- [Naseem Banu](https://cinepixo.com/people/naseem-banu)
- [Sohrab Modi](https://cinepixo.com/people/sohrab-modi)

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