Garmil (1942)

Niren Lahiri directs this social-minded melodrama about the complicated relationship between a traditional Hindu family headed by Madhab Thakur (Choudhury) and their progressive next-door neighbor Mukherjee (Chhabi Biswas). Thakur's daughter, Malati (Sheila Haldar), and Mukherjee's son, Robi (Robin Majumdar), run a school teaching traditional Hindu values which they hope will become a countrywide franchise. Their planned nuptials are impeded when Malati's older sister is forced to marry a Brahmin against her will, resulting in a full-scale revolt in both households. Eventually, the rift is settled, the hero and heroine marry, and a sort of Hindu-laden modernity reigns in the two families.

Genres: Drama, Family

Stars: Chhabi Biswas, Tulsi Chakraborty, Jahar Ganguly, Kanu Bannerjee, Ratin Banerjee

Release Date: 1942-05-22

Country: India

Ratings: 0 / 10 (0 votes)

Runtime: 124 mins