''Mutthi Bhar Chawal'' (A Handful of Rice) is a 1978 Pakistani classical

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, ''Ek Chadar Maili Si''. Directed by Sangeeta and composed by Kamal Ahmed, it features Sangeeta, Nadeem Baig,

Kaveeta Nasreen Rizvi, better known as Kaveeta, is a Pakistani film actress who is known for films ''Tere Mere Sapne'' (1975), '' Society Girl'', ''Mohabbat Aur Mehangai'' (1976), ''Kabhi Kabhi'' (1978), '' Mutthi Bhar Chawal'' (1978), '' Mian Biwi Ra ...

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, and Ghulam Mohiuddin in lead roles. It is one of the greatest hits of Sangeeta and debut film of

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as a screenwriter. The film is about a

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and struggle of a family to survive after father dies and a village woman becomes widowed as a result. It is one of the Pakistani films with the maximum number of awards won, including five

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Plot

A Sikh woman Rani/Rano Sangeeta who lives in

East Punjab East Punjab (known simply as Punjab from 1950) was a province and later a state of India from 1947 until 1966, consisting of the parts of the Punjab Province of British India that went to India following the partition of the province between ...

with her in laws. When Rano suddenly becomes widowed after her husband dies in a horse & carriage accident, she struggles to bring up her children. Her in-laws come with a

marriage proposal A marriage proposal is an event where one person in a relationship asks for the other's hand in marriage. If accepted, it marks the initiation of engagement, a mutual promise of later marriage. It often has a ritual quality. Traditional propo ...

and forcibly asks her to get married to Rano's brother-in-law Mangal Nadeem Baig who is in love with a vegetable sellers daughter Lajjo

and who is way younger than her and who always saw her as a sister in law.

Cast

* Nadeem Baig - Mangal * Shehla Gill * Sangeeta - Rano/Rano * Ghulam Mohiuddin as Ghulam Mohi-Vo-Din *

- Lajjo

Remake

The film was remade as a television series with same title, directed by Sangeeta and aired in 2008.

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{NigarAwardBestFilm 1978 films 1970s Urdu-language films Pakistani drama films Indian novels adapted into films Films set in Pakistan Films shot in Pakistan Nigar Award winners Films scored by Kamal Ahmed