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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (1962)
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A lowly servant, Bhootnath gets close to the wife of his employer, and narrates her story through his eyes and perspective. full summary | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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4 wins & 5 nominations moreUser Comments:
A beautifully made movie with excellent period atmosphere moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Meena Kumari | ... | Chhoti Bahu | |
| Guru Dutt | ... | Atulya Chakraborty 'Bhootnath' | |
| Rehman | ... | Chhote Sarkar | |
| Waheeda Rehman | ... | Jaba | |
| Nasir Hussain | ... | Suvinoy Babu (Jaba's father) (as Nazir Husein) | |
| Dhumal | ... | Bansi | |
| D.K. Sapru | ... | Chaudhary (Majhle Sarkar) (as Sapru) | |
| Harindranath Chattopadhyay | ... | Ghari Babu (as Haren Chatopadhyay) | |
| Pratima Devi | ... | Badi Bahu | |
| Ranjit Kumari | |||
| S.N. Banerjee | ... | Tanga Driver without a turban (as S.N. Bannerji) | |
| Krishan Dhawan | ... | Master Babu (as Kishen Dhawan) | |
| Jawahar Kaul | |||
| Vikram Kapoor | (as Bikram Kapoor) | ||
| Mukund Banerjee | (as Mukund Bannerji) |
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King, Queen and SlaveMaster, Mistress and Servant (India: English title) (informal literal title)
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152 minCountry:
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Modern Studio, Andheri, Mumbai, Maharashtra, IndiaFun Stuff
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When Guru Dutt's Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam was submitted for the Oscars, the academy wrote a letter to Guru Dutt saying a woman who drinks was not a permissible taboo in their culture. moreSoundtrack:
Na Jao Saiyan Chudaake Baiyan moreFAQ
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A beautifully made movie of the travails of an aristocratic woman in late 19th century Calcutta neglected by her husband as seen by a sympathetic lower-class acquaintance. The woman is ever the faithful wife, always trying to win the attention of her drunkard & womaniser husband and failing.
Excellent period atmosphere, and superb acting by Meena Kumari. Waheeda Rehman provides the glamour, but her role is superfluous. Abrar Alvi is credited with the direction, but grapevine has it that it was the great Guru Dutt himself who directed the movie. It certainly has the Guru Dutt stamp.
Satyajit Ray's Charulata has a similar theme & is set in the same period, but unfortunately I haven't seen it so can't compare both.