Manmohan

Overview

A social woman-centered film interrogating aspects of feudal patriarchy. The painter Ashok (Surendra) who loves the orphaned Vimala (Bibbo) is distressed to learn that she is due to marry Jagdish (Yakub). He paints Vimala's portraits with a frenzied obsession and becomes a famous artist. Paralleling this love story is the decline in Ashok's family fortunes.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

December 18, 1936

Original language

Hindi

Spoken languages

Hindi

Countries

India

Production

Sagar Films

Cast

Motilal,Pande,Yakub,Pesi Patel,Bibbo,Bhudo Advani,Ashalata

Director

Mehboob Khan

Writer

Zia Sarhadi

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0232048