''Jawab '' is a
1942
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Declaration by United Nations is signed by China, the United Kingdom, the United States, the Soviet Union, and 22 other nations, in wh ...
Indian
Bollywood
Hindi cinema, popularly known as Bollywood and formerly as Bombay cinema, refers to the film industry based in Mumbai, engaged in production of motion pictures in Hindi language. The popular term Bollywood, is a portmanteau of "Bombay" (fo ...
film about the love triangle between a man and two women, where the hero, played by Barua, can be no one's lover. The film was directed by
P.C Barua. It was the fourth highest grossing Indian film of 1942.
Plot
The plot of movie revolves around wealthy, eccentric and self-obsessed Manoj, who is caught in a love triangle between Reba, the feisty, strong-headed, ideological and independent daughter of a meek millionaire Rai bhahadur, and Meena, the soft-spoken, warm-hearted and honest granddaughter of an old Station Master.
Cast
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Pramathesh Barua
Pramathesh Chandra Barua (24 October 1903 – 29 November 1951) was an Indian actor, director, and screenwriter of Indian films in the pre-independence era, born in Gauripur, Dhubri, Assam.
Early life
Barua was the son of the royal family of ...
as Manoj
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Kanan Devi
Kanan Devi (22 April 1916 – 17 July 1992) was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali cinema. Her singing style, usually in rapid tempo, was ...
as Meena
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Jamuna as Reba
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Ahindra Choudhury
Ahindra Choudhury (1896-1974) was an Indian actor, director, theatre personality and the co-founder of ''Photo Play Syndicate'', a Kolkata-based art organization for bioscope shows. A winner of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1958, Choudhu ...
as Raibahadur, Reba's Father
* Jogesh Choudhury as Meena's Grandfather, Station Master
* Ratin Banerjee as Barin, barrister
* Bikram Kapoor as Nattu, Servant
* Ranjit Ray as Bhiku
* Devabala as Manoj's Mother
* Krishnadhan Mukherjee as Doctor
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Tulsi Chakraborty
Tulsi Chakraborty (also Tulsi Chakrabarti, bn, তুলসী চক্রবর্তী; 3 March 1899 – 11 December 1961) was an Indian actor and comedian who worked in Bengali cinema in the 1940s and 50s. His most notable role could be t ...
* Satya Mukherjee
References
External links
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1942 films
1940s Hindi-language films
Indian black-and-white films
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