Kabuliwala_
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.
Starring
Chhabi Biswas, Oindrila Tagore, Radhamohan Bhattacharya
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Kabuliwala was released 69 years ago in 1957.
Overview
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...
Kabuliwala is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 56m.
CAST (5)
Chhabi Biswas
Rahmat
OT
Oindrila Tagore
Mini
Radhamohan Bhattacharya
Girl's Father
Manju Dey
Girl's Mother
Kali Bannerjee
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What is Kabuliwala about?
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.
How long is Kabuliwala?
Kabuliwala has a runtime of 116 minutes (1h 56m).
Who stars in Kabuliwala?
The cast of Kabuliwala includes Chhabi Biswas, Oindrila Tagore, Radhamohan Bhattacharya, Manju Dey, Kali Bannerjee.
What is the rating of Kabuliwala?
Kabuliwala has a rating of 5.5 out of 10 based on 6 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama