Release Date

16 Sep, 1938

Runtime

02:37: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Mehboob presents the autonomous passion of Leela (Rose) for Moti (Motilal) who is promised to another woman, Bina (Maya). Leela is portrayed as irresponsible and impulsive as she acknowledges her desire for Moti and has a child by him. Bina then releases Moti from his promise. Moti suffers when he is told by Bina’s father (Sankantha) that she is dead, while Leela’s father (Pande) enjoins his daughter to commit suicide if Moti does not marry her. In spite of the film’s endorsement of ‘traditional’, lethally oppressive patriarchal mores, incarnated by the women’s fathers, Mehboob’s narrative at least dares to depict a woman who refuses to feel guilty about her desire.

Original Title

Hum Tum Aur Woh

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Actors

Motilal

Maya Banerjee

Rose

Yakub

Bhudo Advani

Harish

Sankatha

Pande

Sunalini Devi

Crew

Mehboob Khan

Anil Biswas

Zia Sarhadi

Faredoon A. Irani