Deewana (1952)

Original title

Diwana

Directed by

Abdur Rashid Kardar

Genre

romance

Country

India

Runtime

2h 24m

Rated

U

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

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How it feels

A prince marries a nomadic woman, but they are separated. When they finally reunite, they find that their only son has died.

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What happens

Diwana is a 1952 Bollywood romantic drama movie directed and produced by Abdul Rashid Kardar. It was written by S. N. Banerji and edited by M. S. Hajee. It narrates the tragic love story of a prince and a nomadic woman who marry each other, become separated and when they finally reunite together they find themselves bereaved at the loss of their only son. It stars Suraiya, Sumitra and Suresh in the leading roles, with Shyam Kumar, Ramesh, Madan Puri, S N Banerji, Amirbai Karnataki, Mumtazbai, Neelambai and Amir Bano in supporting roles. The dialogues of this film were written by Jagdish Kanwal. The music was composed by the renowned musician Naushad, with lyrics penned by Shakeel Badayuni. The film went on to become a huge success and celebrated a Silver Jubilee. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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