Basant
1942, Hindi. Directed by Amiya Chakrabarty.
Impoverished singers Uma and her brother Babul are discovered by Nirmal. Uma becomes a star and marries Nirmal, but his insecurity leads him to abandon her and their daughter, Manju. When he finds Uma back on stage, he abducts Manju. After years, the family reunites, and Uma returns to a homemaker role.
- Runtime
- 2h 26m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Hindi
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- Released
- 29 July 1942
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Amiya Chakrabarty, J.S. Casshyap
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Basant (1942) was directed by Amiya Chakrabarty and stars Mumtaz Shanti, Suresh, Mumtaz Ali.