''Sangdil'' () is a 1952 Indian

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film directed by R. C. Talwar. The film is an adaptation of the 1847

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classic novel ''

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'' and it stars

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, Madhubala in lead roles. The film's music is by Sajjad Hussain and film song lyrics by

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. ''Sangdil'' was the second film after Ram Daryani's ''

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'' (1951) to star Dilip Kumar and Madhubala together. The film was theatrically released on 28 November 1952 and earned .

Plot

Shankar and Kamla are childhood sweethearts who are unfortunately separated at a young age. They meet years later and rekindle their romance, but Shankar has a lot of dark secrets. When they are about to be married, a man shows up and confronts Shankar about his "wife", and asks him how he can marry again and cheat his first "wife". It is then revealed that Shankar's mother, in a bout of greed, tricked him into "marrying" a mentally challenged rich woman. The insane woman is kept locked up in a dungeon. Kamla is hurt that Shankar hid all this from her and goes back to her village, despite Shankar's desperate pleas for her to stay with him. The lovers are heartbroken without each other. Finally, when she returns to Shankar, Kamla finds out that his entire mansion was accidentally burned by the insane woman, who herself was a victim in the fire accident. She goes in search of Shankar, but realises that he was blinded in the fire. However, they declare their love for each other and are happily united.

Cast

as Shankar * Madhubala as Kamla * Shammi as

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* Leela Chitnis as Dhaai Maa * Pratima Devi as Badi Maa *

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Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by music director Sajjad Hussain and lyrics were penned by

Reception

Critical reception

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, the editor of '' Filmindia'' magazine, called ''Sangdil'' "a dull, boring and stupid picture". He, however, praised Dilip Kumar's acting skills.

Box office

Despite mixed reviews, ''Sangdil'' emerged as the seventh highest-grossing film of 1952. It grossed ₹0.95 crore at the box office, including a nett of ₹0.5 crore.

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declared it a commercial success.

Sources

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sangdil 1952 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films scored by Sajjad Hussain Films based on Jane Eyre Indian black-and-white films Films based on works by Charlotte Brontë