''Majhli Didi '' is a 1967

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film directed by

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, based on the

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story, ''Mejdidi'' (Middle Sister) by Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay, which was earlier filmed in Bengali in 1950 as '' Mejdidi''. ''Majhli Didi'' stars

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and

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. Though the film didn't perform well at the Indian box office, it remains one of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's highly rated films. At the 16th Filmfare Awards, it won

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Plot

Bipinchandra (

) breaks family tradition by marrying a city girl, Hemangini (

), much to the chagrin of his sister-in-law, Kadambini (

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), and her husband, Navinchandra (

Bipin Gupta Bipin Gupta (21 August 1905 – 9 September 1981) was an Indian actor and artist during the 1930s and 1960s. He acted in Bengali and Hindi cinema, most notably in ''Baiju Bawra'' (1952), ''Jagriti'' (1954), '' Gharana'' (1961) and '' Khilona'' ...

). Things are delicate even after both women give birth to two children each. Then Hemangini testifies against Navinchandra in Court, leading to the division of the property. Things get worse by the arrival of Kadambini's orphaned school-going step-brother, Kishan ( Sachin), who is beaten and abused not only by Kadambini and Navinchandra, but also by their overweight son. When Hemangini objects to Kishan's ill-treatment, Bipin takes the side of the rest of the family, and may probably force her to abandon Kishan to his fate or divorce her.

Cast

as Hemangini 'Hema' *

as Bipinchandra 'Bipin' * Sachin as Kishan *

as Kadambini *

as Navinchandra 'Navin' *

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as Kishan's Mother *

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as Kishan's neighbor * Asit Sen as Babunath, prosecuting lawyer * Maruti *

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as Bhola, Navin's employee * Sarika as Uma, Hemangini's daughter * Jalal Agha as Kamal

Music

#"Ma Hi Ganga Ma Hi Jamuna Ma Hi Teerth Dhaam" -

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#"Ma Hi Ganga Ma Hi Jamuna Ma Hi Teerth Dhaam v2" - Lata Mangeshkar,

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#"Umariya Bin Khewat Ki Naiya" - Hemant Kumar

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Plot

Cast

Music

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