Majhli Didi (1967)

Original title

मझली दीदी

Directed by

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Genre

drama film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 16m

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A middle sister in a Bengali family faces hardship and sacrifice as she supports her siblings and parents. Her selfless actions shape the lives of those around her.

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What happens

Majhli Didi is a 1967 Bollywood film directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee, based on the Bengali language story, Mejdidi (Middle Sister) by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, which was earlier filmed in Bengali in 1950 as Mejdidi. Majhli Didi stars Meena Kumari and Dharmendra. Though the film didn't perform well at the Indian box office, it remains one of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's highly rated films. At the 16th Filmfare Awards, it won Best Screenplay Awards for Nabendu Ghosh and Best Art Direction, B&W for Ajit Banerjee. It was India's entry to the 41st Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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