Sneh Bandhan

Sneh Bandhan The Bonds Of Love also called Intezar, is a social melodrama Bollywood film. It was released in 1940. The film was a maiden production from producer Kikubhai Desais new banner, Great India Pictures. Known to earlier produce crime thrillers and fantasy, this was Desais first social genre film. The music was by Pannalal Ghosh with lyrics written by Pandit Betaab. The cast included Bibbo, E. Billimoria, Navin Yagnik, Pratima Devi and Muzammil.

Snehlata lives with her postmaster father and is in love with Gopal who is poor but welleducated. Snehas mother is not happy with Gopal as she wants Sneha to marry a rich man. Agreeing to wait for a year, Gopal goes to the city to make money. A year passes, but as Gopal has not returned at the stipulated time, Sneha is married off to the rich Pratap who loves her. Sneha is still pining for Gopal and a dissapointed Pratap takes to drinks. When Gopal comes to visit Sneha, Pratap in a jealous rage kills him. Sneha takes the blame and is jailed for ten years.In jail, Sneha gives birth to a son who she gives up for adoption to the jails matron, Sushila, with the promise that it should not be revealed to him who his real parents are. Pratap has continued his drinking as well as visiting the singing and dancing girls. When her ten years are up, Sneha is released, but Pratap is in custody for killing a singing girl. Sneha decides to kill herself but is saved by a film producer who helps her attain stardom. She sends the money to Sushila in order to help Kamal, her son, get a good education. ........

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