Bhabhi (1957 film)

Bhabhi is a 1957 Hindi film directed by KrishnanPanju for AVM Productions. The namesake of an earlier film directed by Franz Osten in 1938, the film stars Balraj Sahni, South Indian actress Pandari Bai, Nanda in pivotal roles.

Although a graduate in Arts, Shanta agrees to get married to a much lesser educated widowed businessman, Ratanlal, who has a son, Mithu, from his first marriage, and relocates to live with him, his brothers Ramesh, Rajan, amp Baldev, and an aunt. Ratanlal permits her to let her childwidowed sister, Lata, to also live with them. Shanta soon earns the respect and love of everyone in the family. Ramesh gets married to Advocate Motilals daughter, Tara, while Rajan gets married to Mangala, who is Munshirams daughter. After these marriages, misunderstandings crop up, generally generated by Mangala, so much so that Tara joins forces with her, forcing the brothers to separate from each other, with Ratanlal dividing the property and business equally amongst them, and relocating in a small village house, while Ramesh now lives with Tara and her brother, Jeevan and his wife. Rajan does not get along with Mangala, takes to alcohol in a big way, stops his medical studies and joins the army, and Baldev relocates to Bombay. The question remains will this troubled family ever be reunited again during their respective lifetimes?

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