Jwar Bhata (1944 film)

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Jwar Bhata is a 1944 black and white Indian drama film directed by Amiya Chakraborty. It marked the debut of Dilip Kumar who went onto become one of the most famous actors in Hindi Cinema. The film also featured, Mridula,Shamim, Agha,Bikram Kapoor, K. N. Singh, Khalil, and Mumtaz Ali. It was produced by Bombay Talkies. The music director was Anil Biswas.

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Dilip Kumar makes his feature film debut with this musical romance directed by Amiya Chakravarty. An old man has two marriageable daughters named Rama (Shamim) and Renu (Mridula). When the millionaire scion Narendra (Aga Jaan), who is slated to marry Rama, disguises himself to take a peak at his future bride, he mistakes Renu for Rama, and the two fall in love. When the mistake is discovered after the wedding, Renu curses God and is kicked out the house for heresy. She meets a wandering musician named Jagdish (Kumar), before returning home to learn that her sister is pregnant and deathly ill. They are faced with the stark choice of saving the life of the mother or the fetus, until Renu makes up with God, prompting a miracle to occur.

[edit] External links

Jwar Bhata at the Internet Movie Database