Saraswatichandra (film)

Saraswatichandra is a blackandwhite Hindi film released in 1968 . It starred Nutan and Manish among others and was directed by Govind Saraiya.

Saraswati Chandra tells the story of a young aristocrat, Saraswatichandra Manish, who has a fixed marriage to Kumud Nutan, an educated girl from a rich family. Saraswati decides to cancel the engagement and writes to Kumud to inform her. But soon she replies and soon the two keep on exchanging letters. Soon Saraswati decides to defy the customs and pays a visit to his fiance. The two soon serenade and a shortlived romance takes place. Soon Saraswati returns home after promising Kumud and her family that he will return. However, on his return a family feud takes place and Saraswati writes to Kumud that he is not able to marry her the IMDb synopsis stops here. This triggers a series of misunderstandings, which end up in Kumuds marriage to a rich but illiterate suitor named Prabhat Ramesh Deo. She is forced to marry because of family pressure. But as soon as she joins her husband at his palace, he quickly disdains her for nautch girls, and hardly hides his double life, asking her not to comment on his weakness.Meanwhile, Saraswati, having forsaken his home, has been roaming the country, certainly not very far away, because he reaches Prabhats mansion and is found sleeping by the pool there one morning. His presence is made known to Kumuds father inlaw, who despises his sons cheap life, and adopts Saraswati as his secretary. Of course the two former lovers meet, but Kumud is adamant about her duties, and staunchly stands up for religious traditions. Saraswati witnesses her anguished life and tries to reach out to her, but she objects why does he interfere in their lives? She is bohot khush very happy Nevertheless, things change, because Prabhats behaviour is more and more openly flirtatious, and Saraswatis presence lasts longer and longer One night Kumud cannot resist entering his room, and if nothing happens, Saraswati decides to leave. On his way he is caught by dacoits and left for dead in the sun. A group of holy men spot him and take him away to their hermitage wh

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