Sahara (1958 film)

Sahara
	Poster
Directed by	Lekhraj Bhakri
Produced by	Kuldeep Sehgal
Written by	Lekhraj Bhakri; Kuldeep Sehgal
Starring	Meena Kumari; M. Rajan; Kanhaiyalal; Kuldip Kaur
Music by	Hemant Kumar; Bharat Vyas (lyrics)
Cinematography	Ranjodh Thakur
Edited by	Lachhmandass
Distributed by	Tasveeristan
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Sahara is a 1958 Indian Bollywood film directed by Lekhraj Bhakri. The film stars Meena Kumari in the lead role of Leela and relates her life story.

For other films with the same name, see Sahara.

Plot

Orphaned Leela (Meena Kumari) lives with her cruel aunt, Rangilibai (Leela Mishra); cousin, Kaushalya (Kammo); and uncle Vikram Singh (Badri Prasad). When Rangilibai arranges Kaushalya's marriage to Chhote Thakur (M. Rajan), the son of a wealthy landlord, Leela agrees to go with her as a maid as part of her dowry. But things change when the landlord rejects Kaushalya and decides to marry Leela. After marriage, Leela is accused of having a lover and is thrown out of home by her husband, who later understands his mistake as he was misled by his sister. Leela goes to Rangilibai's house, but she firmly refuses to accept her. Alone and desperate, Leela meets a distant relative named Gaman Singh (Kanhaiyalal). He takes her in to live with him and his wife, Swarupbai (Kuldip Kaur). When Leela refuses Swarupbai's demand to beg for alms, the latter blinds her with special eye-drops. Having lost her vision, a blinded Leela is led daily through the streets and is forced to sit near the steps of a temple singing and begging for alms. Soon Leela develops a loving mother-son relationship with another beggar of Swarupbai, a boy named Panna (Daisy Irani). This relationship carries the narrative forward.

Cast

Meena Kumari ... Leela
M. Rajan ... Chhote Thakur
Daisy Irani ... Panna
Kuldip Kaur ... Swarupbai
Kanhaiya Lal ... Gaman Singh
Kammo ... Kaushaliya
Manoj Kumar ... Shyam
Leela Mishra ... Rangilibai
Badri Prasad ... Vikram Singh

Awards

Meena Kumari received a Filmfare nomination for Best Actress for her performance, the only nomination for the film.

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External links

Sahara on IMDb

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