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Sahara (1943)

J P Advani

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  • Release Date1943
  • FormatB-W
  • LanguageHindi
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The story of this intensely dramatic photoplay is laid against a background of a village in the fertile plains of the Punjab.

When the story opens Lala Jagat Ram, a proud Zamindar now seeing bad times, is in sore straits: The mortgage on his ancestral property is about to foreclose: To the old man this means a crashing of all his hopes. It means that his Son Ratan at college will have to discontinue studies and come back and that his young daughter Rupa will have to face the stigma of being the unmarried daughter of a bankrupt.

The cause of Jagat Ram's misery is the notorious usurper-Badri Nath. who in addition to his love for wealth bears a burning hatred brought about by a family feud, towards Lala Jagat Ram and his family.

However, the ways of fate are strange. Unknown to both the old men Jagat Ram's son Ratan has fallen in love with Badri Nath's beautiful daughter Veena at the College where both of them are studying.

While their youthful romance is at highest Ratan suddenly has to cease his studies and return home. His sister having written of the dire situation brought about by the seizure of their ancestral property.

An anonymous letter to her father written by Ramesh in a paroxysm of jealousy brings the money-lender to the college, where in a stormy scene with1lis daughter he takes her home.

In the meantime Ramesh wins for himself the sympathy of Badri Nath and the old man gives his consent to his marriage with Veena. The girl, however, does not approve of this match.

As soon as she hears of the impending marriage Veena, distraughted with grief rushes out of her house and walks towards the village canal. Here she meets Ratan. When the two lovers meet Ratan chides her for her father's behaviour and in turn is surprised to hear that she too, has much to complain against. He hears with a sinking heart of the impending marriage and tells her that were it not for his ailing father he would rescue her from her plight. She suggests that they should elope. He refuses to agree. With heated words they thus leave. But...

Fate works again. On the ill-fated day of the wedding and after the sacred conjugal knot has been tied Vecna is surprised to discover that her bridegroom is no other than her lover RATAN.

How did this come about? What strange fate worked this magic? How do these two lovers now husband and wife fight the greedy instincts of Badri Nath? What of Ramesh? What of Rupa?

See this down to earth drama unfold these problems in one of the most powerful stories the screen has ever known.

[From the official press booklet]
 

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