Babul
About Babul
Ashok, a wealthy young man with an easy job as postmaster, likes painting and songs more than work. Bela, daughter of the former postmaster, cooks for him and expects a marriage her father also wants. He is fond of her and not in love. Usha, daughter of the landowner Jamnadas, lives in a hilltop house, drives a foreign car, and draws him. Jealous, Bela tells Usha that Ashok has confessed love for Bela and is playing a double game. Bela watches a wedding from a tree. The branch breaks and she is badly hurt. Ashok promises her father he will marry her. As he sits by the bed she dreams of a rider in a black veil and dies.
Cast & crew
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S. U. Sunny directed. Naushad produced and wrote the music. Azmi Bazidpuri wrote the script. Dilip Kumar plays Ashok, Nargis plays Bela, and Munawar Sultana plays Usha. Shakeel Badayuni wrote the lyrics. Fali Mistry was the cinematographer and Moosa Mansoor the editor. The release date on the Wikipedia infobox is 15 December 1950.
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Fali Mistry lit the night scenes and the dark rooms of the hilltop house.
Music
Naushad composed the score and Shakeel Badayuni wrote the lyrics, including Chhod Babul Ka Ghar and Nadi Kinare.
Notes
- Wikipedia calls it the second-highest-earning Hindi film of 1950.
- Amar plays Usha's father and Jankidas plays Ashok's father.
- The score has fifteen songs.
- Chhod Babul Ka Ghar is sung when a bride leaves her father's house. Nadi Kinare is the riverbank song for Ashok, Usha, and the boatmen.
- The English title used on Wikipedia is Father's House.
Scenes
- Bela lies to Usha that Ashok has already confessed his love.
- The branch breaks while Bela watches the wedding from a tree.
- Ashok promises to marry Bela, and she dies after dreaming of a rider in a black veil.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Babul 1950.webm)