Director: R.S. Choudhury; Writer: R.S. Choudhury, Niranjan Sharma; Cinematographer: M.M. Purohit, S.P. Shinde; Cast: Motilal, Rose, Shakir, Sethi, Ramakrishna Choube, Chandani, Usha
Summary: A melodrama set in the holy city of Benares exploring issues of caste status. Chandan (Motilal) is the son of Kashipati, the head of an influential brahminical sect. His hedonistic brother Shripati (Sethi) wants to get his hands on the sect’s assets while the evil Guru (Choube) - who publicly opposes Chandan’s rebellions against traditional casteism - wants to abduct the poor Mangala (Chandani), daughter of a blind traveller. Chandan’s declared love for Roopa (Rose), an Untouchable woman, causes major consternation. Adding to the drama is a scene of the flooding river, perceived as a kind of divine judgement for all the misdeeds in the name of religion. Remake of Choudhury’s earlier silent
Khuda Ki Shaan (1931).
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