Raat Aur Din

Raat Aur Din translation Night and Day is a 1967 Indian Bollywood film directed by Satyen Bose. The leading actress, Nargis, won the distinguished National Film Award for Best Actress for her role as Varuna, a married woman who suffers from multiple personality disorder. By day, she is a typical Hindi homemaker, whilst at night she calls herself Peggy and walks the streets of Calcutta. The film was a critical acclaim for its story and Nargis performance as Varuna. Over the years it has developed a cult following.

At a clinic the doctors tell it might be MPD, but unsure until they know about her past. Pratap tells that once he was going to Shimla, when his car broke down and was forced to stay at Varunas house, during which both fell in love. But once the car is fixed Pratap leaves as he is going to Simla for marriage approval but doesnt accept and returns to Varuna and get married, much to disapproval of Prataps mother. After this Varuna frequently gets headaches and in night would dance to loud music. Once at a picnic a boulder slides down a cliff which triggers some childhood memories of Varuna and she screams. Her motherinlaw arranges a witch doctor believing Varuna is under Voodoo but is unsuccessful. Things become a bit better on holidays but at a party at home, Varuna drinks alcohol. The next day, Pratap leaves town for an emergency but after coming back finds someone is heavily drinking alcohol, but couldnt reach a conclusion. Then comes the night when Varuna goes out in the club and dances with Dilip.A few days later Varuna is admitted to a mental institute to have her treatment but her MPD keeps getting out of control and would leave the institute. The doctors would follow and she displays both Varuna and Peggy simultaneously, but then completely loses her mind. Later she gets shock treatment but its unsuccessful. She would then walk on streets at night and would sing. She comes to a random house in rain and gets unconscious. The woman in the house tells that Varuna is pregnant but it is Peggy on the mind and denies being married and asks for abortion but the woman doesnt know how. After sometime, when Varuna wakes up she is Varuna and woman again tells her about being pregnant. At this time Varuna realizes that whatever she was denying was all true and knows she has MPD. She goes back to her house but her motherinlaw doesnt allow claiming she is bad character. Varuna the meets a minor accident and is hospitalized. Pratap and Varunas father come but she is in shock

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