Parichay (1954)
The artist Gopal once asked his geologist friend: "Tell me, Shankar, what kind of bride do you want?" The modest Shankar replied: "I would like her to sing a little, just a little. And I would like her to be beautiful. That's all... Chance brought him together with a girl of rare beauty. But there was a problem: Shivani (that was her name) was from a poor family and had already been betrothed to an unloved but wealthy old man. Upon learning this, Shankar decided to disrupt the wedding and marry Shivani. He was in such a hurry to carry out his sudden decision that he did not even have time to talk to his bride. Talk... Even if he had wanted to, it would not have been possible: it was only after the wedding that he learned of the terrible illness his wife was suffering from...
Director: Satyen Bose
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Abhi Bhattacharya as |
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Shashikala as |
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Dhumal as |
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Pranoti Ghosh as |
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Sajjan Lal Purohit as |
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Zebunissa as |
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Shakuntala as |
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Indira Chitnis as |
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Jagdish Kanwal as |
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Sarita as |
| Directing | Satyen Bose | Director |
| Writing | Satyen Bose | Writer |
| Sound | Lata Mangeshkar | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Vedpal Varma | Music |
| Production | J. J. Radheshyam | Producer |
| Editing | G.G. Mayekar | Editor |
| Sound | Mohammed Rafi | Playback Singer |
| Camera | Madan Sinha | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Shailesh Dave | Music |
| Production | Satyen Bose | Producer |
| Sound | Kishore Kumar | Playback Singer |
| Writing | Akhtar Yusuf | Lyricist |
| Sound | Asha Bhosle | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Shamshad Begum | Playback Singer |
