Nirmala
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Nirmala (Devika Rani) is a modern girl - young, beautiful, dressed in the latest fashions, attends college, and is even the only female in an all-male class. She doesn't take second place to the men, besting all but one in the annual exams. She tied with Ramdas (Ashok Kumar). But, at the same time she is tied to the age-old culture, traditions and religion. She yearns for a husband and for motherhood. And this conflict forms the crux of the story.
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Devika Rani
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Jeevan Naiya
Ashok Kumar
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Himanshu Rai
Franz Osten
Himansu Rai
Maya Devi
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Balwant Singh
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Franz Osten Director · J.S. Casshyap Writer Dattaram Pai Editor
First release October 14, 1938 · Produced in India · Languages Hindi, Urdu
Production
Bombay Talkies
Production · Distribution
India
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Original title
निर्मला
Original language
Hindi
Spoken on screen
Hindi · Urdu
Release dates
India · October 14, 1938
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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