Abhagin (1938)

Directed by

Prafulla Roy

Genre

drama

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 30m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A woman is abducted and then rejected by her in-laws. Her husband's friend takes her in. The story follows her mixed feelings for this savior when her family eventually accepts her back.

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What happens

Abhagin (Ill-Fated Woman) is a 1938 Hindi film directed by Prafulla Roy for New Theatres Ltd., Calcutta. A bilingual, it was made in Bengali language as Abhigyan. The film was based on a story by Upendranath Ganguly, with dialogue by A. H. Shore. R. C. Boral provided the music composition with lyrics for the Hindi version by Munshi Arzu (Arzu Lucknawi), and by Ajoy Bhattacharya for the Bengali. The screenplay was by Phani Majumdar for whom it was his first independent film as a scriptwriter. Bimal Roy, who was to make a name for himself as a prominent Bengali and Hindi director, was the cinematographer for the film. The cast included Molina Devi, Prithviraj Kapoor, Vijay Kumar, Nemo and Bikram Kapoor. A wife rejected by her in-laws following her abduction is given shelter by the husband's friend. The story line follows the wife's ambivalent feelings for her saviour when she's accepted back into the family. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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