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Aurat (1967)

Aurat poster
Original title
औरत
Directed by
S. S. Vasan
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 34m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman named Parvati loves Anand but is forced by events to marry Manoharlal. Her brother Suresh opposes this marriage, and later life tests her loyalty and affection toward her husband.

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What happens

Aurat (lit. 'Woman') is a 1967 Indian Hindi-language film produced and directed by S. S. Balan and S. S. Vasan. It is a remake of the 1966 Tamil film Chitthi. It stars Padmini, Feroz Khan, Rajesh Khanna, Pran, Nazima, O. P. Ralhan in pivotal roles, along with Kanhaiyalal, David, Lalita Pawar, Leela Chitnis in supporting roles. The film's music is by Ravi. The film is totally revolving around the character of Parvati's life. The film deals with how Parvati (played by Padmini), who is in true love with Anand (Feroz Khan), is forced by circumstances to marry Manoharlal (Pran) against wishes of her brother Suresh (Rajesh Khanna) and later is tested by life to show whether after marriage to Manoharlal, she is truly affectionate to Manoharlal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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