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Phagun (1958)

Phagun poster
Original title
फागुन
Directed by
Bibhuti Mitra
Country
India
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy landowner's son falls in love with a dancer but they cannot marry due to social differences. They are reincarnated in a later life to finish their unfinished love story.

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What happens

Phagun (transl. Spring) is a 1958 Indian Hindi-language film directed and produced by Bibhuti Mitra and written by Pranab Roy. The film stars Madhubala and Bharat Bhushan in leading roles, and its score is by O. P. Nayyar. A romantic musical, Phagun revolves around Bijan, a zamindar's son who falls in love with a dancer named Banani. They are not able to marry each other due to social differences in their lifetime and are reincarnated to complete their incomplete love tale. Upon its release, Phagun became one of the top-grossing hits of 1958. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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