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Talaq (1958 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Talaq' is a 1958 Indian Bollywood drama film starring Rajendra Kumar and produced by Anupam Chitra studios. Director Mahesh Kaul was nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Director and the film was also nominated for a Filmfare Award for Best Movie. The music is by C. Ramchandra. Playback singers for the film include Asha Bhosle and Manna Dey with songs such as "Mere Jeevan Me" and "Zuk Gayi Dekho Garda" . Art direction for the film was conducted by Biren Nag and it was shot in Ranjit Studios in Bombay.
Plot
The film begins with school teacher Indu (Kamini Kadam) in her school. She lives with her eccentric check-suited unemployed father, Moolchand Chabbe (Radhakrishan). She falls in love with Ravi Shankar Chaube (Rajendra Kumar), a poet and an engineer, after hearing him singing patriotic songs during an Independence day celebration. He moves in to live in the room beneath their apartment. They marry, and Indu quits her job to raise a son named Ashoo. The marriage becomes difficult when Moolchand borrows money from Ravi and loses it gambling. Indu is forced to return to her old job and faces the prospect of a divorce.
Cast
*Rajendra Kumar as Ravi Shankar Chaubey
*Kamini Kadam as Indu Chaubey
*Radhakrishan as Moolchand Chabbe
*Malika as Child artist
*Laxmi Chhaya as Child artist
*Sajjan as Mangal
*Kusum Thakur as Tara
*Yashodra Katju as Kamini
*Lal Bahadur
*Daisy Irani as Ashu
Music
# "Mere Jivan Me Kiran Banake Bikharanewaale" - Asha Bhosle, Manna Dey
# "Bigul Baj Rahaa Aazaadi Kaa, Kahani Hai Ek Baat" - Manna Dey
# "Lagi Jo Takkar, Are Kha Gaye Chakkar, Jhuk Gai Dekho Gardan" - Asha Bhosle
# "Nayee Umar Kee Kaliyo Tumako" - Asha Bhosle
# "Zara Toh Aankhen Dekho Mila Ke (O Babu Saab" - Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle
# "Ai Duniyaa Ke Maan Baap, Dukhiyon PeKuchh Raham Karo" - Aarti Mukherjee, Asha Bhosle
References
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