Kathputli is a 1957 Hindi-language Drama Family motion picture written by Amiya Chakrabarty and Chandrakant Gaur. The movie is directed by Nitin Bose and Amiya Chakrabarty and produced by Amiya Chakrabarty and Ajit Chakraborty. Pushpa comes from a poor family, and is a good dancer and singer. She would like to assist a puppeteer with his makeshift dolls and puppet act.. Kathputli features Balraj Sahni in the title role along with an ensemble cast including Jawahar Kaul, Agha, Vyjayanthimala Bali, Kamala Kumari, Sheila Kashmiri and C.s. Dubey. The music was composed by Shankar Jaikishan. Cinematography was done by V. Babasaheb and editing by C. Ramarao. It was released on 1st January 1957. Distribution rights for the film were acquired by Sreerangam Production.