Adhikar

Overview

Melodrama about lineage and property questions. Nikhilesh (Barua) loves heiress Indira (Jamuna). A poor orphan girl, Radha (Menaka Devi), arrives claiming to be Indira's stepsister and therefore part inheritor of the family estate. Indira agrees to share her inheritance but then Radha makes a play for Nikhilesh. Ultimately, Radha turns out to be the real and sole heir. Love proves to be stronger than material possession as Indira and Nikhilesh get married and Radha finds happiness with Ratan, a man she had known and loved during her days of poverty. As each character returns to the class of his/her birth, the message hammered home is a warning to people never to transcend their social status.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 21, 1939

Original language

Hindi

Spoken languages

Bengali, Hindi

Countries

India

Production

New Theatres Limited

Cast

Chitralekha,Indu Mukherjee,Rajlakshmi Devi,Ushabati,Menaka Devi,Jamuna Barua,Pankaj Mullick,P.C. Barua,Sailen Choudhury,Pahadi Sanyal

Director

P.C. Barua

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0155474