''Mukti'' is a 1937

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

n Hindi and Bengali-language drama film, directed by

Pramathesh Barua Pramathesh Chandra Barua (24 October 1903 – 29 November 1951) was an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era, born in Gauripur, Assam, Gauripur, Dhubri district, Dhubri, Assam. Early life Barua w ...

and produced by

New Theatres New Theatres is an Indian film studio. It was formed in Calcutta by producer B. N. Sircar (Birendranath Sircar, the recipient of Dadasaheb Phalke Award of 1970 And Padma Bhushan in 1972). It was formed on February 10, 1931. The company motto was ...

Plot

An artist, Prasanta (Barua) is dedicated to his art. He pays little heed to gossip about him arising from the fact that he paints nude female forms. His conservative and rich father-in-law is unhappy with his cavalier attitude towards propriety. Prasanta, annoyed by his interference, aggravates him intentionally. Prasanta's rich young wife Chitra (Kanan Devi) loves him earnestly, but neither is willing to adjust to the other's lifestyle and behavior. Eventually, the marriage falls apart. Prasanta concedes to his wife's demand for a divorce and leaves for the jungles of Assam. There he meets the friendly Jharna (Menaka), the wife of an innkeeper named Pahari (P. Mullick/S.Nawab) and raises a wild elephant calf. He also makes a sworn enemy of a local trader (J.sethi/A. Mullick). Chitra marries a rich man named Bipul and they go on an elephant hunt. They end up killing Prasanta's pet elephant. Chitra believes Prasanta to be dead. To keep up the falsehood, Prasanta avoids meeting her. But he is forced to rescue her from the lecherous trader. Prasanta dies in the process leaving Chitra devastated. But both of them finally gain ''mukti'' (freedom) from their ill-fated love.

Cast

Bengali Version *

Kanan Devi Kanan Devi (22 April 1916 – 17 July 1992) was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali cinema. Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was ...

* Pankaj Mullick * Menaka Devi *

Amar Mullick Amar Mullick (May 1899 – August 1972) was an Indian actor and director. Career Mullick was born in 1899 in Kolkata, British India. Although he was a civil engineer by profession but passionate in films. He joined New Theatres group in 1932 and ...

*Shailen Chowdhury *Indu Mukhopadhyay *Devabala *Prafulla Roy *Ahi Sanyal Hindi Version *

* S.M. Nawab * Menaka Devi *

Jagdish Sethi Jagdish Sethi was an Indian actor and director. Filmography Actor Director External links * 20th-century Indian people Indian male film actors 1903 births 1969 deaths {{India-film-actor-stub ...

* Pankaj Mullick *Bikram Kapoor *Prafulla Roy *Ahi Sanyal *Devabala

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