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social drama film directed by Maganlal Thakkar. The film was produced by Laxmichand Shah and starred Harsukh Kikani and

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in lead roles. The soundtrack was composed by

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Plot

Biharilal, a wealthy merchant from

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, takes in his nephew Vinay, who is struggling with unemployment. Vinay meets Neela. Neela's uncle, Jayaprasad, who has lost money in gambling, tries to persuade the childless Biharilal to marry Neela, but Biharilal does not agree. When Neela discovers her uncle's plan, she asks Vinay to marry her. However, Vinay does not want to proceed without Biharilal's approval, which makes Neela think he is cowardly, and she leaves with her father. To test Vinay, Biharilal gives him control of the business and goes to an unknown place to serve the poor under the name Ghanshyam Dada. There, he meets Neela and her poor father. Vinay successfully grows the business and also engages in charity work. Biharilal continue to receive news about Vinay's progress. In search of Neela, Vinay places a marriage advertisement. Biharilal sees the advertisement and reunites Vinay with Neela, bringing them together as a couple.

Cast

The cast is as follows: * Harsukh Kikani as Vinay *

as Neela * Kusum Thacker * Hasmukh Kumar * Saguna * Kamlesh Thacker * Bhagwan Das * Miss Savaria * Bakulesh Pandit * Kamlakant * Tarabai

Production

The film was directed by Maganlal Thakkar. The film was produced by Laxmichand Shah under banner of Shri Saurashtra Production. Harsukh Kikani, the popular stage comedian of

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region and

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actress

were cast in lead roles. It is Jaywant's only Gujarati film. The story was written by Damu Sangani. Gordhanbhai Patel was a cinematographer while Kanu Vyas was and art director. Dalpatbhai Thacker served as an editor. It was shot on 35mm film and was 12344 feet long. A scene depicting Vinay sniffing the woman's sandal, lifting a woman customer's saree and subsequently trashed by her; was removed on the instructions of the

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Soundtrack

References

External links

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"Ek Hato Raja Ne Ek Hati Rani" at Youtube
1948 films Indian drama films Indian black-and-white films 1948 drama films Films shot in Mumbai 1940s Gujarati-language films