Underplayed Gems

Bedari (1957)

Bedari poster
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Pakistan
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A boy and his family face challenges after moving to a new country. The film centers on his journey to find his place while dealing with cultural changes.

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What happens

Bedari is a Pakistani Urdu-language black-and-white film released in 1956. The film was premiered at Regent cinema, Lahore. It was the first film of Ratan Kumar in Pakistan, after he moved from India with his family. Bedari was commercially successful primarily due to its songs. Bedari was a plagiarized version of Ratan Kumar's Indian film Jagriti (1954), with replacement of some words, and music was taken directly from Jagriti as well. Upon its release in 1956, it grossed well in its first few weeks. However, on the discovery of plagiarism by the cinemagoers, there was a mass uproar that caused public demonstrations against the exhibition of the film. The Censor Board of Pakistan immediately put a ban on the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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