
Parakh
1944
122 min
DirectorSohrab Modi
CastMehtab, Balwant Singh, Kaushalya, Shah Nawaz, Yakub
GenreDrama
Release Year1944
Synopsis
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.







