Tadbir 1945

Synopsis:

Jayant Desai directs this melodrama centering on Kanhaiyalal (K. L. Saigal) who, according to a fortuneteller at his birth, will consort with a prostitute, grow skillful with a knife, and be sentenced to the gallows. As the film progresses, this unpromising prediction comes true, but in an unexpected manner. After a family tragedy, Kanhaiyalal and his mother find shelter in the home of a kindly whore named Saguna (Suraiya) who eventually sacrifices her life for that of the protagonist. Later, he becomes handy with a knife when he goes to med school and becomes a surgeon. As Kanhaiyalal matures, he and his mother battle against crime and poverty.

Directed by: Jayant Desai
Written by: Munsi Sagar Hussain
Runtime: 121 minutes
Cast:
K.L. Saigal
K.L. Saigal
Kanhaiyalal 
Suraiya
Suraiya
Saguna 
Mubarak
Mubarak
 
Jillo
Jillo
 
Rehana
Rehana
 
Sabi
Sabi
 
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