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Mukti (II) (1937)
155 min

Mukti (II) (1937)

155 min

This classic adultery story tells of an artist, Prasanta (Barua) presented in the stereotypically romantic image: dedicated to his vocation, paying no heed to his scandalous reputation (he paints nude models) and with a cavalier attitude ...See moreThis classic adultery story tells of an artist, Prasanta (Barua) presented in the stereotypically romantic image: dedicated to his vocation, paying no heed to his scandalous reputation (he paints nude models) and with a cavalier attitude to his conservative father-in-law's (Choudhury) demands for a good social behaviour. He is married to the rich Chitra (Kanan Devi). The couple are in love but neither partner is prepared to compromise their ideals. The marriage falls apart. Prasanta concedes his wife's demand for a divorce and goes to the jungles of Assam, where for many years his closest associates are a wild elephant and Jharna (Menaka), the wife of an innkeeper named Pahari (P. Mullick). He also makes a sworn enemy of a local trader (Nawab/A. Mullick). Chitra marries the millionaire Bipul (Mukherjee) and they go an elephant hunt. They kill Prasanta's pet elephant. Since Chitra believes Prasanta to be dead he avoids meeting her, but is forced to rescue her from the villainous trader.. Prasanta succeeds but dies at Chitra's feet. The film interprets his death as Chitra's final achievement of the freedom she had craved. Barua contrasts the regressive story presented as static and unresolved, both as narrative and as performance, with a hyperactive environment that overwhelms the trivial nature of the lead couple's desires. Written by Sujit R. Varma See less

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Name	Known for
P.C. Barua Prasanta Prasanta See fewer	Adhikar (1939)
Kanan Devi Chitra Chitra See fewer	Haar Jeet (1940)
Nawab Pahari Pahari See fewer	Gunga Jumna (1961)
Jagdish Sethi Mr Mallick Mr Mallick See fewer	Anath Ashram (1937)
Vikram Kapoor Bipul Bipul See fewer	Abhagin (1938)
Devbala Bipul's mother Bipul's mother See fewer	Hamrahi (1944)
Menaka Devi Jharna Jharna See fewer	Mahakavi Kalidas (I) (1942)
Dhumi Khan Sardar Sardar See fewer	Dushman (1938)
Nand Kishore Actor Actor See fewer	Door Gagan Ki Chhaon Men (1964)
Pankaj Mullick Local singer in the hills Local singer in the hills See fewer	Zalzala (1952)
K.N. Singh Guest at party of Chitra's father Guest at party of Chitra's father See fewer	Barsaat (1949)

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