It's a sad but very interesting movie. Madhubala wanted to play all different kinds of role therefore in her own production she played the character of a simple village girl and she played it to the perfection. Music is quite befitting. Madhubla is enchanting without make up and in simple dresses she out shined as always. The dance number at Janam ashtami in the temple has a canny resemblance to her dance in Magnum Opus movie Mughale Azam "Mohe panghat pe". I admire her for embracing Hindu culture in the movies but then most Indian movies are about Hindus. Chanchal gave a remarkable performance complimenting Madhubala every step of the way and kept some humor in the movie.Its a lovely story of two sisters so much in love with each other, the end of the movie was a tearjerker for me and I cried. I have seen this movie at least 10 times and will keep repeating because Madhubala is not among us anymore to make such movies. It's a treasure.
3 Reviews
Excellent movie terrific songs but a traumatic end
h-738286 November 2020
Doesn't deserve to be a flop
nethupuleems24 September 2023
Warning: Spoilers
Naata revolves around the story of a naive girl who develops a one-sided love affair between her sister and a new postmaster who has no feelings for her sister. But they dream of her wedding with the postmaster and ignore her fiancé, Shravan Kumar.
Talking about Madhubala's performance, the usual strong performance of Madhubala cannot be seen in the first half of the film. But towards the end of the film, the usual Madhubala's unique performance can be seen. The way she portrayed Tara's pain of separation/disappointment was priceless.
Chanchal supports Madhubala in her acting as best she can, but in some scenes she overacts.
I feel Abhi Bhattacharya's character is one of the poorly written characters in the film. Apart from his attractive appearance, there is nothing special about this character.
Gope's usual performance is not seen in this film. Maybe it's because the character is a negative one with a comic touch.
Kanhaiyalal, who has played villainous roles in many films, plays a positive role in this film. Indeed, he did justice to the role.
Apart from that, Vijayalakshmi and Baby Shashi did justice to the rest of the characters.
The plot is a tragic one, a film genre that was not very popular with audiences in the 1950s. The film does not have strictly written characters. But the efforts of the director to highlight the poverty, class division, aspirations of rural girls etc. In this film must be appreciated.
Some pretty good cinematography can be seen here. It also helps in the quality of song picturization.
The key point of this movie is its soundtrack composed by S. Mohinder. At times it feels like the film has included too many songs. But the presence of songs during some boring scenes is a great relief. Personally, I love the songs "Lagan Lagi Hai Sajan Milan Ki" , "Mat Samajho Neer Bahaatee Hoon" , "Suno Suno Ek Nayi Kahani" , "Ek Muddat Se Diwana Di" .
Focusing on the dialogue writing , there is nothing special or bad to say.
Although the film emphasizes that it is futile to wish obsessively for something one cannot get, Beena cannot be blamed for Tara's plight. Because she wanted to see her poor sister happy.
I wouldn't include this in the list of Madhubala's best performances. But I appreciate her effort to produce her own film. However, it is very unfair that this film, which includes a bunch of melodious songs and good cinematography, is a flop. Perhaps the film ended in tragedy or lacked a superstar cast, which made it fail at the box office. However, if you are a fan of Madhubala or a fan of classic films, you must watch this film .
Talking about Madhubala's performance, the usual strong performance of Madhubala cannot be seen in the first half of the film. But towards the end of the film, the usual Madhubala's unique performance can be seen. The way she portrayed Tara's pain of separation/disappointment was priceless.
Chanchal supports Madhubala in her acting as best she can, but in some scenes she overacts.
I feel Abhi Bhattacharya's character is one of the poorly written characters in the film. Apart from his attractive appearance, there is nothing special about this character.
Gope's usual performance is not seen in this film. Maybe it's because the character is a negative one with a comic touch.
Kanhaiyalal, who has played villainous roles in many films, plays a positive role in this film. Indeed, he did justice to the role.
Apart from that, Vijayalakshmi and Baby Shashi did justice to the rest of the characters.
The plot is a tragic one, a film genre that was not very popular with audiences in the 1950s. The film does not have strictly written characters. But the efforts of the director to highlight the poverty, class division, aspirations of rural girls etc. In this film must be appreciated.
Some pretty good cinematography can be seen here. It also helps in the quality of song picturization.
The key point of this movie is its soundtrack composed by S. Mohinder. At times it feels like the film has included too many songs. But the presence of songs during some boring scenes is a great relief. Personally, I love the songs "Lagan Lagi Hai Sajan Milan Ki" , "Mat Samajho Neer Bahaatee Hoon" , "Suno Suno Ek Nayi Kahani" , "Ek Muddat Se Diwana Di" .
Focusing on the dialogue writing , there is nothing special or bad to say.
Although the film emphasizes that it is futile to wish obsessively for something one cannot get, Beena cannot be blamed for Tara's plight. Because she wanted to see her poor sister happy.
I wouldn't include this in the list of Madhubala's best performances. But I appreciate her effort to produce her own film. However, it is very unfair that this film, which includes a bunch of melodious songs and good cinematography, is a flop. Perhaps the film ended in tragedy or lacked a superstar cast, which made it fail at the box office. However, if you are a fan of Madhubala or a fan of classic films, you must watch this film .
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