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Chanderbabu (Nazir Hussain), a retired postmaster, lives in the village with his wife and two sons, Rajan (Paul Mahendra) and Bhanu (Bharat Bhushan). He continues to live there and work for the Zamindar, while his children are getting their education.
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- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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Audiences 67GoodWatch 69
IMDb6.7
Running time
2 h
A typical length for dramas, +11 min on the typical 109
typical 109120Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Released
1952
May 9, 1952
74 years ago
Genres
DramaRomanceLanguage
Hindi
Original language
Made in
India
Directing · 1
- Bimal Roy Director, Screenplay
Writing · 4
- Nabendu Ghosh Writer, Story
- Paul Mahendra Writer
- Asit Sen Story
- Bharat Vyas Lyricist
Camera · 1
- Josef Wirsching Director of Photography
Editing · 1
- Hrishikesh Mukherjee Editor
Sound · 6
- Surya Kumar Pal Music
- Asha Bhosle Playback Singer
- Kishore Kumar Playback Singer
- Afzal Hussain Playback Singer
- Manna Dey Playback Singer
- Geeta Dutt Playback Singer
Art · 1
- D.N. Jadhav Art Direction
Costume & Make-Up · 1
- Kishan Bhikha Costume Design
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