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Gumrah / B.R. Films ; produced & directed by B.R. Chopra ; dialogue by Akhtar-Ul-Iman.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextSeries: B.R. Chopra six classic filmsPublication details: New Delhi : Moser Baer Entertainment, 2010.Description: 1 videodisc of 1 (DVD) (ca. 150 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Parallel title on disc: Gumarāha
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • DVD GUMR
Production credits:
  • Editing, Pran Mehra ; music, Ravi.
Awards:
  • Filmfare Awards, 1964: best editor, Pran Mehra ; best playback singer, male, Mahendra Kapoor ; best supporting actress, Shashikala.
Cast: Mala Sinha, Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Shashikala, Vandana, Nirupa Roy.Summary: Meena lives with her retired and widowed dad in picturesque Nainital. She has a sister, Kamla, married to a well-known Barrister, Ashok, and two children, Pappu and Dolly. When Kamla comes for a visit, she finds out that Meena is in love with Rajendra, a painter and singer, who she approves of him, and would like to get them married. Before that could happen she has an accident and passes away, leaving the care of her children to Meena. Subsequently, their father arranges Meena's marriage with Ashok, fearing ill-treatment by another woman as the step-mother. Meena marries Ashok and goes to live in his palatial house in Bombay. After a year when they return to Nainital, a visibly upset Rajendra gets in touch with Meena and they rekindle their romance. When Meena gets back to Bombay, Rajendra follows her and they continue to meet in secret. Things gets complicated when Meena finds out that Rajendra is married to a woman named Leela, who also wants to blackmail her in order to keep her mouth shut. Angry at this betrayal at the hands of her lover, Meena has two ways out - continue to pay Leela for the rest of her life - or kill herself
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Item type Current library Collection Call number Copy number Status Notes Barcode
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Central Library Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007648
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Janak Puri Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007650
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Karol Bagh Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007654
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Karol Bagh Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007655
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Patel Nagar Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007649
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS R.K.Puram-8 Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007652
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Sarojini Nagar Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007651
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Shahdara Branch Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007656
CD-ROMs, DVDs, VHS Vinoba Puri Fiction DVD GUMR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available DVD 1 DVD-007653

Copyright notice on disc: Shemaroo Entertainment.

Originally released theatrically in India in 1963.

Summary taken from Internet Movie database WWW site, viewed on Mar. 20, 2009.

Not viewed.

Sources used: videodisc container; disc label; cataloging record from OvOp field office.

Editing, Pran Mehra ; music, Ravi.

Mala Sinha, Ashok Kumar, Sunil Dutt, Shashikala, Vandana, Nirupa Roy.

Meena lives with her retired and widowed dad in picturesque Nainital. She has a sister, Kamla, married to a well-known Barrister, Ashok, and two children, Pappu and Dolly. When Kamla comes for a visit, she finds out that Meena is in love with Rajendra, a painter and singer, who she approves of him, and would like to get them married. Before that could happen she has an accident and passes away, leaving the care of her children to Meena. Subsequently, their father arranges Meena's marriage with Ashok, fearing ill-treatment by another woman as the step-mother. Meena marries Ashok and goes to live in his palatial house in Bombay. After a year when they return to Nainital, a visibly upset Rajendra gets in touch with Meena and they rekindle their romance. When Meena gets back to Bombay, Rajendra follows her and they continue to meet in secret. Things gets complicated when Meena finds out that Rajendra is married to a woman named Leela, who also wants to blackmail her in order to keep her mouth shut. Angry at this betrayal at the hands of her lover, Meena has two ways out - continue to pay Leela for the rest of her life - or kill herself

DVD players, multimedia systems & PC with MPEG card; version 2.0 players; MPEG; NTSC All Region

DVD

In Hindi with English subtitles.

Filmfare Awards, 1964: best editor, Pran Mehra ; best playback singer, male, Mahendra Kapoor ; best supporting actress, Shashikala.

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