Aurat (1940 film)
| Aurat | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Mehboob Khan |
| Written by |
Babubhai Mehta Wajahat Mirza |
| Starring | Sardar Akhtar |
| Music by | Anil Biswas |
| Cinematography | Faredoon Irani |
| Edited by | Shamsudin Kadri |
| Distributed by | National Pictures |
Release dates |
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Running time | 154 minutes |
| Country | [India] |
| Language | Hindi |
Aurat (Hindi औरत, Woman) is a 1940 Hindi film directed by Mehboob Khan starring Sardar Akhtar, Surendra, Kanhaiyalal and Arun Kumar Ahuja. The film's music is by Anil Biswas and dialogue by Wajahat Mirza. Mehboob Khan later remade this film as Mother India (1957),[1] which is considered as one of the biggest hits of all time in Indian Cinema (and again repeated Wajahat Mirza for dialogues, Kanhiyalal as Sukhi Lala and Faredoon Irani for cinematography).
Plot
Radha (Sardar Akhtar) is an indomitable woman, toiling away to feed her three sons and to pay off Sukhilala, the village's rapacious moneylender. When she learns that she is pregnant again, her husband, Shamu (Arun), runs far away, leaving her to fend for herself against poverty and the lecherous advances of Sukhilala. Later, the two eldest children die, leaving her with only two sons: the straight-laced Ramu (Surendra) and the wild Birju (Yakub). The latter of the two becomes a bandit, who kills Sukhilala and kidnaps his childhood sweetheart. As a result, Radha and Ramu are cast out of the village. Eventually, Radha kills Birju for dishonoring her.
Cast
- Sardar Akhtar ... Radha
- Surendra ... Ramu
- Yakub ... Birju
- Arun Kumar Ahuja ... as Shamu
- Kanhaiyalal ... Sukhi Lala
References
- ↑ Gulzar, Govind Nihalani, Saibal Chatterjee (2003). Encyclopaedia of Hindi Cinema. Popular Prakashan. p. 55. ISBN 81-7991-066-0. Retrieved 2009-01-21.