Tadbir

    Tadbir
    1945

    Synopsis

    Jayant Desai directs this melodrama centering on Kanhaiyalal (K. L. Saigal) who, according to a fortuneteller at his birth, will consort with a prostitute, grow skillful with a knife, and be sentenced to the gallows. As the film progresses, this unpromising prediction comes true, but in an unexpected manner. After a family tragedy, Kanhaiyalal and his mother find shelter in the home of a kindly whore named Saguna (Suraiya) who eventually sacrifices her life for that of the protagonist. Later, he becomes handy with a knife when he goes to med school and becomes a surgeon. As Kanhaiyalal matures, he and his mother battle against crime and poverty.

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      Cast

      • K.L. SaigalKanhaiyalal
      • SuraiyaSaguna
      • Mubarak
      • Jillo
      • Rehana
      • Sabi
      • Shalini
      • Shashi Kapoor
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