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Akela (1941)
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Add to a movie listAkela is a Bollywood social film released in 1941. It was produced by K. B. Desai Productions under the banner of Great India Pictures and directed by Pessi Karani. The film starred Bibbo, Mazhar Khan, E. Billimoria, Miss Moti, Pratima Devi, Bose, and Mohammed Hadi. Its music was composed by Khan Mastana and the lyrics were written by Pyare Lal Santoshi.
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, 2h38Genres Adventure
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Sudhir (Motilal), a young millionaire is leading a dissipated life indulging in drinks, gambling and women due to sheer boredom. His health starts fading and after one such bout he faints. The doctor admonishes him regarding his life-style. He advises him against his fast life and suggests that he take to some physical labour, which the doctor is sure Sudhir will not be able to do. Sudhir takes up the challenge and decides to give up his home for three hundred days and live without using his wealth. He sets out into the world with nothing in his pocket. The challenges he faces and how he overcomes them are interspersed with a lot of humour and hard work as he tries to make a living. He finally ends up working in a soap factory where he falls in love with the typist Sharda (Sabita Devi). The boss Lakshmidas has a wife Ramola (Bibbo), who is attracted to Sudhir. When the boss faces problems with the factory, Sudhir anonymously sends money to help him out. Eventually the three hundred days are over, Sudhir now a healthy young man has won his bet with the doctor and a wife for himself.
Jagirdar (1936)
, 2h46Directed by Mehboob Khan
Actors Yakub, Bibbo, Surendra, Motilal, Ramchandra Purushottam Marathe
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Three girls from different regions of India, Sabita Devi (Gujarat), Bibbo (Punjab) and Prabha (Bengal) meet at a railway station. With no place to stay they decide to find accommodation together. A cook (Bhudo Advani) joins them speaking the language from each state. A young crook (Surendra) enters their life and trouble starts brewing between the girls when they all fall in love with him.
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Snehlata lives with her postmaster father and is in love with Gopal who is poor but well-educated. Sneha's 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.