Unusually violent film for its time advocating widow's right to remarry. The crooked Daulatram (Jamsehdji) sells his daughter Chandramukhi (Dulari) in marriage to Banwarlal.
Is this worth your time? If you have a high tolerance for vintage melodrama and don't mind when a movie decides to beat you over the head with its message, then sure. It's not a subtle piece of art. If you prefer your cinema quiet or understated, you should probably skip this. It's loud, it's sad, and it's wildly uneve...
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"Is this worth your time? If you have a high tolerance for vintage melodrama and don't mind when a movie decides to beat you over the head with its message, then sure. It's not a subtle piece of art. If you prefer your cinema quiet or understated, you should probably skip this. It's loud, it's sad, and it's wildly uneven. The whole thing feels like a punch to the gut that keeps happening every ten minutes. Chandramukhi's story isn't just tragic; it's practically a laundry list of every horrible ..."
Abdul Kader
Munshi Zameer
India
1932 · IMDb —
