Ardhangini

Story

Synopsis

At the very moment of her birth, ill-fated Chhaya's mother passes away, her dad loses his job, and their house burns down. She is shunned since then by children her age as well as their parents. Her dad brings her up with a lot of love, and even arranges her marriage with a young man, whose mother, uncle and nephew approve of Chhaya. But when the uncle finds out about Chhaya's past, they reject her. This news kills her dad, and Chhaya re-locates to live with her friend, Leela Lal, who lives a middle-class lifestyle with her husband, Murari, and her mother-in-law, who is very superstitious and never lets Leela out of her sight. Murari and Leela introduce her to Prakash, an airline pilot, and both eventually fall in love with each other. When Prakash takes her with him to meet his mom, Chhaya finds out that she is the same woman who rejected her and abruptly leaves without meeting anyone.

Director

Ajit Chakrabarty

Language

Hindi

Country

India

Release date

1 January 1959

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Meena Kumari

  Chhaya

• 

  Raaj Kumar

  Prakash

• 

  Shubha Khote

  Leela

• 

  Agha

  Murari Lal

• 

  Durga Khote

  Prakash's Mother

• 

  Shivraj

  Chhaya's Father

• 

  C.S. Dubey

  Babloo's Father

• Praveen Paul

  Murari Lal's Mother

• Praveen Paul

  Murari Lal's Mother

• Moppet Raja

  Babloo (as Raja)

• Durrani

  Bhola

• 

  Robert