Aadmi (1939)

Original title

Life's for Living: Aadmi

Directed by

V. Shantaram

Genre

drama

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 44m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An honest policeman falls in love with a prostitute and tries to help her leave her life behind. They face harsh rejection from society as he works to rehabilitate her.

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What happens

Manoos, also called Life's for Living, is a 1939 Indian Marathi social melodrama film directed by V. Shantaram. The movie was simultaneously made in Hindi as Aadmi. The film was based on a short story called "The Police Constable". The story was by A. Bhaskarrao, with screenplay and dialogue by Anant Kanekar. The cinematographer was V. Avadhoot and the music was composed by Master Krishna Rao, with lyrics by Kanekar. The cast included Shahu Modak, Shanta Hublikar, Sundara Bai, Ram Marathe, Narmada, Ganpatrao and Raja Paranjpe. Manoos, termed as a "reformist social melodrama", involved the subject of an honest policemen's love for a prostitute and his attempts to rehabilitate her, and the rejection by society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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