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  • Paigham (1959)
  • Not Rated
    188 min | Comedy, Drama
Paigham (1959)
Not Rated
188 min | Comedy, Drama

Widowed Mrs. Lal lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan; an unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. While Ram is employed in a mill, Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a ...See moreWidowed Mrs. Lal lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan; an unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. While Ram is employed in a mill, Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a Typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram. When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by Ram, who is very devoted and loyal to Sewakram. Things go from bad to worse when the workers decide to go on strike on one hand, while Ram decides to thrown Ratan out of the house. Word gets around that Ratan is against Sewakram, and soon he gets blacklisted, Sheela who was supposed to marry Kundan, the son of Sitaram, has her marriage canceled, and the family lose their prestige and credit in the community. The question remains, will the workers continue to be at the mercy of Sewakram, and will the Lal family be re-united again. Written by rAjOo ([email protected]) See less
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Director
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T. Mukherjee (dialogue) | Ramanand Sagar (dialogue) | Kothamangalam Subbu (screenplay)
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Updated Oct 31, 1959

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Oct 31, 1959 (India)
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15 cast members
Name Known for
Dilip Kumar
Ratan Lal Ratan Lal   See fewer
Raaj Kumar
Ram Lal Ram Lal   See fewer
Saroja Devi B.
Malti Sewakram Malti Sewakram   See fewer
Pandari Bai
Parvati Ratan Lal (as Pandharibai) Parvati Ratan Lal (as Pandharibai)   See fewer
Motilal
Seth Sewakram Seth Sewakram   See fewer
Minoo Mumtaz
Chhali Chhali   See fewer
S.N. Banerjee
Mill Manager Mill Manager   See fewer
Pratima Devi
Mrs. Lal Mrs. Lal   See fewer
Kurupanju
Kundan Kundan   See fewer
Pushpmala
Kamla Kamla   See fewer
Radha
Mrs. Sewakram Mrs. Sewakram   See fewer
Shivraj
Sitaram Sitaram   See fewer
Sitalaxmi
Sheela Lal Sheela Lal   See fewer
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