Modi's first psychodramatic role as a liberal man becoming a tyrannical jailer. He loses his wife to a lover who then goes blind. The jailer locks up his wife, Kanwal, in their own home, forbidding any contact with their child, Bali. Later the jailer himself falls in love with a blind woman.
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Sohrab Modi Director
First release January 1, 1938 · Produced in India · Languages Hindi, Urdu
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Minerva Movietone
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India
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Hindi
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Hindi · Urdu
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India · January 1, 1938
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