राजिंदर सिंह बेदी ने गरम कोट, निकोलाई गोगोल की कहानी, ओवरकोट से प्रभावित  हो कर लिखी, और फिर उसी कहानी को और आगे बढ़ाया जब उन्होंने फिल्म का  स्क्रीनप्ले लिखा। जहाँ गोगोल की कहानी मूलतः एक ऐसे आदमी की है जो एक  ओवरकोट बनवाने की ख्वाइश रखता है, बेदी की कहानी, गरम कोट बन जाती है एक  ऐसी दम्पति  की कहानी, जिसे ज़िन्दगी की “सस्ती सी खुशियां” तो मयस्सर नहीं ,  लेकिन जिनके बीच अनकहा प्यार धड़कता है।

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Rajinder Singh Bedi adapted Nikolai Gogol’s short story, The Overcoat  into Garam Coat and then further wrote a screenplay for a film by the  same name. In his adaptation, Bedi moved quite far from the original,  only taking the coat as a leitmotif. While Gogol’s story revolves around  a man’s desire for a new coat, Garam Coat, the short story is a  poignant story of a man who struggles between his own needs and his  longing to fulfill his family’s desires. The movie version, starring  Balraj Sahani goes a few steps further and explores the ups and downs in  the protagonist’s married life.

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Rajinder Singh Bedi was a pillar of the Progressive Writers Movement.  After the partition he moved to Bombay where he made his mark as a  dialogue writer, screenplay writer and director. He wrote dialogues for  several of Hindi film classics including Mirza Ghalib, Devdas, Abhiman,  Garam Coat, Daag, Anupama etc. He also directed Phagun, Dastak etc.

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