Anath Ashram

Reformist melodrama about widow-remarriage. Jai Narain, owner of a colliery, forms a happy family with his wife, his daughter Saroj, son-in-law Kailash, an engineer at the colliery, and their son Nannha. Kailash dies in a colliery accident caused by Jai Narain. Nannha is sent to an orphanage and Saroj marries Ramesh, who loves her but is unaware of her previous marriage or of being a stepfather, while Saroj misses her dead husband and longs for her absent son. A former suitor, Ranjit appears, knowing her past history. Repeated scenes show Nannha pining for his mother.

• Release date
• May 7, 1937
• Runtime
• 136 min
• Director
• Hemchandra Chunder

Cast

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Umasashi Saroj

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Najmul Hussain Ramesh Jagdish Sethi Jai Narain Prithviraj Kapoor Ranjit

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Nawab Nannha Nemo Mantri

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Manorama Devi Jai's Wife

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Trilok Kapoor Kailash