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Anath Ashram (1937)

Directed by Hemchandra Chunder

· 2h 16m

Reformist melodrama about widow-remarriage. Jai Narain, owner of a colliery, forms a happy family with his wife, his daughter Saroj, son-in-law Kailash, an engineer at the colliery, and their son Nannha. Kailash dies in a colliery accident caused by Jai Narain. Nannha is sent to an orphanage and Saroj marries Ramesh, who loves her but is unaware of her previous marriage or of being a stepfather, while Saroj misses her dead husband and longs for her absent son. A former suitor, Ranjit appears, knowing her past history. Repeated scenes show Nannha pining for his mother.

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Cast

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Umasashi Saroj
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Najmul Hussain Ramesh Jagdish Sethi Jai Narain Prithviraj Kapoor Ranjit
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Nawab Nannha Nemo Mantri
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Manorama Devi Jai's Wife
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Trilok Kapoor Kailash
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Miss Harimati Vaishnabi Devbala Madhvi
V
Vaid Servant

Crew

Director
Hemchandra Chunder
Writer
Kidar Nath Sharma

Details

Release date
1937-05-07
Runtime
2h 16m
Original language
HI
Spoken languages
Hindi
Countries
India
Production
New Theatres