tommydan55's video: Lajwanti

Lajwanti, 1958 Director: Narendra Suri Music: S.D. Burman Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri Choreographer: B. Hiralal Playback: Asha Bhosle, Geeta Dutt, Manna Dey Cast: Nargis Dutt, Balraj Sahni, Kumari Naaz, Prithviraj Kapoor, Prabhudayall Radhakrishanan, Mumtaz, Sheela, Leela Mishra, Prabhu Dayal English translation included. However, no subs for the last minute and a half, but you won't really miss them as it's obvious what's going on. There are a few places where the film was chemically decomposing. It looks like the film is slightly melting all over the picture. It doesn't happen often and when it happens it's not for very long, but it's beyond my poor powers to fix it. The Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema says this about Lajwanti: Suri’s family movie echoes Andaz (1949): a husband (Sahni) believes his wife (Nargis) to be having an affair with an artist friend and throws her out. In fact, she was having her portrait painted. When a decade later the two get together again, she has to win over her grown-up daughter (Baby Naaz) which she does only when she’s on the verge of suicide. Sahni’s naturalism as usual considerably tones down the emotional pitch. Anu has a full review of Lajwanti here: https://anuradhawarrier.blogspot.com/2018/06/lajwanti-1958.html