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Neel Kamal (1947)

Neel Kamal poster
Directed by
Kidar Sharma
Genre
drama film
Country
British Raj
Runtime
1h 51m
Rated
UA
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Two royal sisters are separated and later reunited. Both fall in love with the same self-absorbed artist, leading the younger sister to suicide.

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What happens

Neel Kamal (lit. 'Blue Lotus') is a 1947 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by Kidar Sharma and starring Begum Para, Madhubala and Raj Kapoor. The first film to feature Madhubala and Kapoor in leading roles, Neel Kamal follows two separated royal sisters (Para and Madhubala), whose mutual love for a self-absorbed artist (Kapoor) ultimately leads the younger sister to suicide. The film earned ₹2.5 million at the box-office. It was not successful, according to director Kidar Sharma. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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