Anath Ashram

1937 · 136 min

Reformist melodrama about widow-remarriage. Jai Narain, owner of a colliery, forms a happy family with his wife, his daughter Saroj, son-in-law Kailash, an engineer at the colliery, and their son Nannha. Kailash dies in a colliery accident caused by Jai Narain. Nannha is sent to an orphanage and Saroj marries Ramesh, who loves her but is unaware of her previous marriage or of being a stepfather, while Saroj misses her dead husband and longs for her absent son. A former suitor, Ranjit appears, knowing her past history. Repeated scenes show Nannha pining for his mother.

Director: Hemchandra Chunder
Writer: Kidar Nath Sharma
Released: May 7, 1937
Language: Hindi

Cast

Umasashi
Saroj
Najmul Hussain
Ramesh
Jagdish Sethi
Jai Narain
Prithviraj Kapoor
Ranjit
Nawab
Nannha
Nemo
Mantri
Manorama Devi
Jai's Wife
Trilok Kapoor
Kailash
Miss Harimati
Vaishnabi
Devbala
Madhvi
Vaid
Servant

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