Dahej (1952)

Directed by

V. Shantaram

Genre

drama

Country

India

Runtime

2h 29m

Rating

9.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in Lucknow, this is a story about a young wife who is mistreated by her in-laws because her family could not provide a dowry. Her suffering leads to a tragic death.

serioussomberemotionalslowdramaticsocially-awaretragic

What happens

Dahej (Dowry) is a 1950 Hindi social family drama film based on the dowry system directed by V. Shantaram. Produced by Rajkamal Kalamandir, the director of photography was V. Avadhoot. Music was composed by Vasant Desai with lyrics by Shams Lucknavi, who also wrote the story and dialogues. The film starred Prithviraj Kapoor, Karan Dewan, Jayshree, Ulhas, Mumtaz Begum, Keshavrao Date and Lalita Pawar. The story is set in the city of Lucknow and involves the social issue of dowry. The film is about a young bride who faces suffering and humiliation for not bringing a dowry and then makes the "ultimate sacrifice" with her death. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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