Bhabhi
About Bhabhi
Kishore promises a dying friend he will look after the friend's wife, Bimala, and brings the young widow home as a sister-in-law. The neighborhood disapproves. He loves Renu, next door, who lives with her nervous father. Anupam, who wants the moneyed Renu, spreads talk about Kishore and Bimala. Anupam's cousin Bela also wants Kishore. The gossip breaks. Kishore and Renu marry.
Cast & crew
More about Bhabhi
Franz Osten directed for Bombay Talkies, from Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's Bengali novel Bisher Dhoan. J. S. Casshyap wrote dialogue and lyrics. Saraswati Devi composed. Joseph Wirsching and Pareenja photographed. P. Jairaj plays Kishore. Maya Devi plays Bimala. Renuka Devi plays Renu. V. H. Desai plays her father. Rama Shukul plays Anupam. Meera plays Bela. S. N. Tripathi has a small acting part, his first.
Themes
Look
Joseph Wirsching and Pareenja photographed the household.
Music
Saraswati Devi composed. Renuka Devi, Meera, Saroj Borkar, and S. N. Tripathi are among the singers.
Preservation
A print survives.
Notes
- Bimala is the widow. Renu is the neighbor Kishore marries.
- Desai's part, the nervous father, was the comedian's first big Bombay Talkies role.
- The source novel is Bisher Dhoan, not an original Talkies story.
- The Hindi title means sister-in-law.
Scenes
- Kishore brings Bimala home against the neighbors' talk.
- Anupam spreads the story, and it fails. Kishore marries Renu.
Influenced by
- Sharadindu Bandyopadhyay's novel Bisher Dhoan
