Dr. Gautamdas (Rajinder Kumar) attains his qualifications in London, England, and with the blessings of Lord Bertrand Russell (himself), returns to his home country and his dad (Balraj Sahni). Much to the disappointment of his dad, Dr. Gautamdas decides to re-locate to Japan, which has been devastated by the explosion of atom bombs on two of it's cities - Hiroshima and Nagasaki. There he meets with other doctors, and is given a tour of the patients and their families, and other survivors (Om Prakash, Chand Usmani, Baby Kavita). {Graphic scenes of the atrocities inflicted on innocent people} On a chance meeting with the beautiful Meloda (Saira Banu) he knows that they are destined to be one, and so does she. Meloda's dad is also a doctor (Chetan Anand). Meloda had studied in India and speaks Hindi fluently. Both fall in love amongst the splendour of Japan.
Production
Actual Japan locations with hibakusha survivors
Acting
Bertrand Russell playing himself with surprising gravity
Direction
Mohan Kumar's earnest anti-war visual storytelling
Director
Mohan Kumar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This remains one of only two feature films featuring Nobel laureate Bertrand Russell, who donated his fee to the anti-nuclear movement.
Made during peak India-Japan diplomatic warmth, the film reflects Non-Aligned solidarity rarely depicted in mainstream cinema.
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