''Paigham'' () is a 1959 Indian

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-language

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film directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars

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in lead roles, with

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, B. Saroja Devi, Motilal, Johnny Walker in other important roles. The film's music was composed by

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. This was the first time Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar appeared in a film together. They later appeared together once again over three decades later for the 1991 film '' Saudagar''. The film was hugely successful and was declared a blockbuster at box office. The film was later remade in Tamil as ''

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'' by Vasan, with Vyjayanthimala and Saroja Devi reprising their roles.

Plot

The movie traces the lives of the family of a widowed lady, her two sons and daughter. Mrs. Lal, a widowed lady lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan, her unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. Ram works in a mill and Ratan is studying engineering in

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. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram. When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the mill employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by his brother Ram, who is devoted and loyal to Sewakram. Things go from bad to worse when the workers decide to go on strike, while Ram decides to throw Ratan out of the house. Word gets around that Ratan is against Sewakram, and soon he gets blacklisted. Sheela who was supposed to marry Kundan, the son of Sitaram, has her marriage cancelled, and the family lose their prestige and credit in the community. The question remains, will the workers continue to be at the mercy of Sewakram, and will the Lal family be re-united again and is answered during the latter half of the movie.

Cast

as Ratan Lal *

as Manju *

as Ram Lal *

as Parvati * Motilal as Seth Sevakram * B. Saroja Devi as Malti * Johnny Walker as Nandu *

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as Chhallo *

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as Manju's Mother * Pratima Devi as Mrs. Lal * S. N. Banerjee as Mill Manager * Mukherjee as Inspector *

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as Seetaram * Seetalaxmi as Sheela * Ishwarlal as Jeevan * Pushpamala as Kamla * Master Gopi as Bhola * Kurupaiah as Kundan *

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as Seth's Wife * Madhavan as Sleuth * Amar as Prosecutor * Kamal Krishna as Judge

Soundtrack

All songs were music by

C. Ramchandra Ramchandra Narhar Chitalkar (12 January 1918 – 5 January 1982), also known as C. Ramchandra or Chitalkar or Anna Sahib, was an Indian music director and playback singer.

& lyrics by

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Accolades

At the

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, Ramanand Sagar won the

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, and Raaj Kumar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor.

References

External links

* {{Gemini Studios 1959 films 1950s Hindi-language films Films directed by S. S. Vasan Films scored by C. Ramchandra Gemini Studios films Hindi films remade in other languages