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Chandan Ka Palna

  • 19671967
  • 2h 46m
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6.9/10
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Chandan Ka Palna (1967)
  • Drama
Ajit lives with his mother, and comes from a very wealthy family. He meets with beautiful Shobha and both fall in love with each other. Ajit's mom is delighted and agrees to meet with Hariki... Read allAjit lives with his mother, and comes from a very wealthy family. He meets with beautiful Shobha and both fall in love with each other. Ajit's mom is delighted and agrees to meet with Harikishan Rai, Shobha's father, to finalize their marriage. The marriage takes place with great... Read allAjit lives with his mother, and comes from a very wealthy family. He meets with beautiful Shobha and both fall in love with each other. Ajit's mom is delighted and agrees to meet with Harikishan Rai, Shobha's father, to finalize their marriage. The marriage takes place with great pomp and ceremony. A few years later, Ajit notices a change in Shobha's behavior. She cha... Read all
IMDb RATING
6.9/10
51
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  • Director
    • Ismail Memon
  • Writers
    • Ismail Memon(screenplay)
    • Shor Niyazi(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Meena Kumari
    • Dharmendra
    • Mehmood
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  • Director
    • Ismail Memon
  • Writers
    • Ismail Memon(screenplay)
    • Shor Niyazi(dialogue)
  • Stars
    • Meena Kumari
    • Dharmendra
    • Mehmood
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    • 2User reviews
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    Meena Kumari
    Meena Kumari
    • Shobha Raias Shobha Rai
    Dharmendra
    Dharmendra
    • Ajitas Ajit
    Mehmood
    Mehmood
    • Mahesh Chandra Mukhopadhyayas Mahesh Chandra Mukhopadhyay
    • (as Mahmood)
    Mumtaz Askari
    Mumtaz Askari
    • Sadhanaas Sadhana
    • (as Mumtaz)
    Durga Khote
    Durga Khote
    • Mrs. Radha Laxmidasas Mrs. Radha Laxmidas
    Nasir Hussain
    Nasir Hussain
    • Harikishan Raias Harikishan Rai
    • (as Nazir Husain)
    Mukri
    Mukri
    • Munshi Chhote Lalas Munshi Chhote Lal
    Dhumal
    Dhumal
    • Gopias Gopi
    Bipin Gupta
    • Gurudevas Gurudev
    Asit Kumar Sen
    Asit Kumar Sen
    • Sevaramas Sevaram
    • (as Asit Sen)
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    Abhi Bhattacharya
    • Dr. A.N. Dasas Dr. A.N. Das
    Kamal Mohan
    Nazir Kashmiri
    Amir Ali
    Jerry
    Shabnam
    • Director
      • Ismail Memon
    • Writers
      • Ismail Memon(screenplay) (story)
      • Shor Niyazi(dialogue)
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    7/10
    A family drama with the story of a tormented wife for not being able to bear a child
    Chandan Ka Palna is one of Meena Kumari's later years films when she lost a bit of her simplistic charm and looked a little heavier because of alcohol abuse and other personal problems. However, she still shines as one of the best female actors of Hindi films without a question. This film is all about Meena Kumari, first as Shobha ( Meena Kumari ) a happy wife in a wealthy family being married to Ajit (Dharmendra ) after a brief courtship. Everything was going pretty well until it became evident that she cannot bear a child with no future possibility of being a mother as determined by the doctor. First she became a little unstable with a binge for dressing western and alcohol but was severely reprimanded by her husband and ultimately thrown out of the house and divorced. Ajit married again and Shobha prayed to god for his wife to have a child and which finally happened but the new mother dies at child birth. Meena Kumari did a splendid piece acting in her second role as a tormented woman with a lot of pain because of the circumstances. Dharemendra as her husband did very well as well as strong support from veterans like Dhumal, Durga Khote, Nasir Hussain and Mehmood. This film is not a classic but it is a well-directed good movie to watch with good music by RD Burman. I gave it a seven out of ten.
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    • Mar 14, 2013

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    • Country of origin
      • India
    • Language
      • Hindi
    • Filming locations
      • Mehboob Studios, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
    • Production company
      • Arzoo Films
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      2 hours 46 minutes

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