Movie

Manmohan (1936)

• December 18, 1936
• 2h 27m

Overview

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.

Director

Mehboob Khan

Writers

Zia Sarhadi

Starring

Bibbo, Motilal, Yakub