Kabli Khan

Hindi musical actioner is reminiscent of the costume adventure films made in Italy during the early 1960s, sometimes adapted from Salgari novels and often starring Guy Madison. This one takes place in Yakistan, apparently somewhere beyond the Khyber Pass, in a non-specific 19th century context. Evil King Shahbaaz (I hope the scenery was digestible) is countered by popular outlaw Kabli Khan (Ajit), who helps a neighboring kingdom, next on the hit list for the Axis of Evil, to fight off the tyrant. There are rollicking rogues, a bit of swordplay on the stairs, some shootouts, some singing, and some dancing, the latter mostly by peachy tavern entertainer Haseena (Helen).Indian movie babe Helen gets a lead dramatic role here, not just an item appearance, and looks super-cute in a sepoy uniform (I might even have re-upped in the 77th Bengal Lancers if she'd been one of my messmates). It's a bit brisk for a Hindi film, at only 2 hours, and there is a little more indoor sound stage filming