A couple's marriage begins troubling after the doctor carries an extramarital affair with a dancing girl.
Acting
Madhubala's dancing girl simmers with dangerous allure.
Costume
Sitara's glittering outfits vs. Shanta's drab respectability.
Director
J.K. Nanda
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released when Indian cinema was negotiating between Victorian morality and progressive heroines—Sitara was controversially sympathetic for a 'fallen woman'.
Suraiya was only 20 but already a singing superstar; this rare non-musical role proved her dramatic chops.
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