Parakh (1944)

A class division melodrama centred on Mehtab’s histrionics. Kiran (Mehtab) is the daughter of a courtesan. Her lowly origins first destroy her marriage and then threaten to jeopardise her son Prakash’s (Singh) ambitions. She is blackmailed for keeping her son’s parentage a secret from him, forcing her to return to her ancestral profession. The film was a commercial success.

Released

1944-10-20

Genres

Drama

Runtime

122 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Sohrab Modi

TMDB rating

7.0/10 from 1 votes