A 191-minute 1940s Indian epic where sisters become strangers and revenge poisons everything.
A. R. Kardar’s Pooja tells a disturbing story of two estranged sisters whose lives are fractured by a violent act of revenge and years of buried truths.
Acting
Sardar Akhtar's Rama—dignity crumbling under decades of pain.
Direction
Kardar's slow-burn storytelling trusts audiences to suffer with characters.
Production
Ambitious 191-minute runtime for 1940, unafraid of audience endurance.
Director
Abdul Rashid Kardar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Baby Meena grew into legendary actress Meena Kumari, 'Queen of Tragedy'—ironic given this early role in a film about doomed women.
Made during British Raj, the film's exploration of female honor and male violence subtly critiqued colonial and patriarchal structures simultaneously.
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