Underplayed Gems

Phagun (1958)

Phagun poster
Original title
फागुन
Directed by
Bibhuti Mitra
Genre
Comedy, Drama, Musical, Romance
Country
India
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

More films like this

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.

romanticmusicaldreamlikemelancholicbittersweetlongingpoeticsoothing

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)

More like this

This page is from Underplayed Gems. Not quite it? You can browse by genre, country and year, or take this one into the 3D catalogue and ask the Catbot for something closer.