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Hum Log (1951)

Hum Log poster
Original title
हमलोग
Directed by
Zia Sarhadi
Genre
drama
Country
India
Rating
9.2 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A middle-class family in India faces struggles and hardships. The story focuses on a daughter who suffers from tuberculosis and her brother who tries to support her.

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What happens

Hum Log (transl. We, The People) is a 1951 Indian Hindi social realist film written and directed by Zia Sarhadi. Dealing with the trials and tribulations of a middle-class family, the film stars Nutan, Shyama, Durga Khote, Balraj Sahni and Sajjan in lead roles. Nutan earned positive notice for her portrayal of a tuberculosis patient and so did Sahni who played her brother. The film was a commercial success and established Nutan as a rising star in the film industry. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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