Sadhna (1958 film)
Sadhna Hindi Urdu translation Realize, also transliterated as Sadhana is a 1958 Blackandwhite Social guidance Hindi film produced and directed by B. R. Chopra. The film stars Vyjayanthimala and Sunil Dutt in the lead with Leela Chitnis, Radhakrishan, Manmohan Krishna, Uma Dutt, Ravikant forms an ensemble cast. The story, screenplay and dialogue was penned by Mukhram Sharma. The film revolves around Rajini Vyjayanthimala, a prostitutes love affair with a professor Sunil Dutt.
The story revolves around professor Mohan who lives with his ailing mother and his mother would like him to get married but he oppose for this. Suddenly his mother loses consciousness and is not expected to live long and only way the son has to save her is to get married. So he brings a woman Rajini who is then introduced to his mother. Now His mothers health improves and his mother is so pleased with Rajini that she even gives her the family jewels. Then the mother and son receive the shattering news that the Rajini is actually a prostitute.Professor Mohan Sunil Dutt is a morally upright, honest young man living with his beloved mother Leela Chitnis, who is singleminded in her pursuit of one goal. Mohan teaches literature and poetry at a nearby college. During one lesson about a nobleman who has fallen for a prostitute, he makes his feelings about dancing girls quite clear. Not long after, his mother, who is running a fever, falls down the stairs in their home and is unconscious. The doctor is called, injections are given, the neighbors all come crowding in, and much shaking of the head ensues, but she finally regains her senses long enough to say this. The doctor pronounces his judgment that with the medication, she will get better but the packedin neighbors are much more gloomy. They all file out, still muttering amongst themselves. One of the neighbors, Jeevan Radhakrishan, has creditors hounding him, and he sees a little opportunity to make some money. He tells Mohan that he knows a girl who might be persuaded to pose as his fiancee for a few days, but her father will probably want money. Mohan of course is willing at this point to do anything and agrees to give Jeevan whatever he wants. Jeevan goes to see Champabai, a local tawaif. He negotiates a price with her for posing as Mohans fiancee for the evening. She puts on a demure sari and he takes her to see his mother and meet Mohan. His mother wakes up long enough to bless her before falling back into a deep
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