''Talaq'' is a 1958 Indian

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starring

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and produced by Anupam Chitra studios. Director

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was nominated for a

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and the film was also nominated for a

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. The music is by

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and

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with songs such as "Mere Jeevan Me" and "Zuk Gayi Dekho Garda" . Art direction for the film was conducted by

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and it was shot in

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in Bombay.

Plot

The film begins with school teacher Indu in her school. She lives with her eccentric check-suited unemployed father, Moolchand Chabbe. She falls in love with Ravi Shankar Chaube, a poet and an engineer, after hearing him singing patriotic songs during an Independence day celebration. He moves in to live in the room beneath their apartment. They marry, and Indu quits her job to raise a son named Ashoo. The marriage becomes difficult when Moolchand borrows money from Ravi and loses it gambling. Indu is forced to return to her old job and faces the prospect of a divorce.

Cast

as Ravi Shankar Chaubey *

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as Indu Chaubey *Radhakrishan as Moolchand Chabbe * Malika as Child Artist *

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as Child Artist * Sajjan as Mangal *

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as Tara * Yashodra Katju as Kamini *

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as Ashu

Music

# "Bolo Tum Kaun Ho" -

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in the ...

# "Sambhalke Rehna" - Manna Dey # "Jhuk Gayi Dekho Gardan" - Asha Bhosle # "Nayi Umar Ki Kaliyon" - Asha Bhosle # "O Babushab" - Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle # "Dukhiyon Pe Kuch Raham Karo" -

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, Asha Bhosle

References

External links

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Talaq (Post in The Hindu)
* 1958 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films scored by C. Ramchandra {{1950s-Hindi-film-stub