27 Down

27 Down is a 1974 Indian drama film directed by Awtar Krishna Kaul, starring Raakhee and M.K. Raina. The film is based on the Hindi novel Athara Sooraj Ke Paudhe, by Ramesh Bakshi, about a railways employee who meets a girl on the train. The film's music was performed by classical musicians Hariprasad Chaurasia and Bhubaneswar Mishra, while the production design was by Bansi Chandragupta.

27 Down
Original Movie Poster.
Directed byAwtar Krishna Kaul
Screenplay byAwtar Krishna Kaul
Based onAthara Sooraj Ke Paudhe
by Ramesh Bakshi
Produced byAwtar Krishna Kaul
StarringRaakhee
M.K. Raina
CinematographyApurba Kishore Bir
Edited byRavi Patnaik
Music byHariprasad Chaurasia
Bhubaneswar Mishra
Release date
  • 1974 (1974)
Running time
118 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

At the 21st National Film Awards, the film won the Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi as well as Best Cinematography, for Apurba Kishore Bir. The film's director Avatar Kaul died in an accident the same week the awards were announced. It was his only film.

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