Manmohan(1936)

Name: Manmohan
Director: Mehboob Khan
Released: 1936-01-01
Duration: 147 min
Cast: Bibbo, Motilal, Yakub, Ashalata, Bhudo Advani

Bibbo Motilal Yakub Ashalata Bhudo Advani

A social woman-centered film interrogating aspects of feudal patriarchy. The painter Ashok (Surendra) who loves the orphaned Vimala (Bibbo) is distressed to learn that she is due to marry Jagdish (Yakub). He paints Vimala's portraits with a frenzied obsession and becomes a famous artist. Paralleling this love story is the decline in Ashok's family fortunes.