Parakh
1944, Hindi. Directed by Sohrab Modi.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 2m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Hindi
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- 20 October 1944
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Parakh runs 122 minutes (2h 2m).
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Who directed Parakh?
Parakh (1944) was directed by Sohrab Modi and stars Mehtab, Balwant Singh, Kaushalya.