The Law (1943)

Directed by

Abdur Rashid Kardar

Country

British Raj

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An older man is arranged to marry a young woman who is actually younger than his own son. The film focuses on the social issue of this unequal marriage and the emotional conflicts it creates.

dramatictenseemotionalromanticserioussocially conscioustraditionalpoignant

What happens

Kanoon also called The Law is a 1943 Indian Hindi-Urdu romantic drama film directed by A. R. Kardar. Produced by Kardar for "Kardar Productions", the film is based on a social issue involving an arranged marriage between an older man to a girl who is younger than his son. The music director was Naushad who after Sharda (1942), once again made a young Suraiya give playback for Mehtab. The story was by Qabli Amritsari with screenplay and lyrics by D. N. Madhok. The film starred Shahu Modak, Mehtab, Gajanan Jagirdar, Nirmala Devi, Ulhas and Badri Prasad. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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