Teesri Kasam

A naive bullock-cart driver falls for a traveling courtesan. After nearly getting arrested, Hiraman promises to himself that he will never assist any black-marketeer nor transport bamboo. This incident does cost him his bullock-cart but he did manage to get his two oxen away in time. He manages to save enough money to buy another cart, and is hired to take a female on a 30-hour ride to a Mela. He subsequently finds that his passenger is an attractive woman, Hira Bai, and he falls in love with her - little knowing that she is a traveling courtesan - and it is this attraction that will get him into a physical altercation as well as in the bad books of Thakur Vikram Singh. —rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) This movie is based on novel 'Mare Gaye Gulfam' by Phaniswar Nath Renu.It tells story of a typical indian villager who is innocent,illiterate & honest trying to find means of livelihood.In his journey he takes three oaths i.e. kasam which is very common in indian village milieu. First oath is about not carrying stolen goods where as second oath is about not carrying bamboos.Then he gets a contract to carry a dance performer where he makes his third oath.It is the journey of third oath i.e. teesri kasam which constitutes most of the movie. This movie brilliantly portrays social scene of north indian village of 1960s.