Gauri is a 1943 Indian Bollywood film. It was the seventh highest grossing Indian film of 1943. Monica Desai, Prithviraj Kapoor and Raj Kapoor played the lead roles in the film. [Wikipedia]
Acting
Prithviraj's towering presence anchors every scene.
Direction
Kidar Nath Sharma's early mastery of melodrama.

Director
Kidar Nath Sharma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Raj Kapoor was just 19 here, still finding his tramp persona that would define Indian cinema.
1943's seventh highest grosser—proof audiences craved escapist romance even during WWII's Pacific theater expansion.