Jhoola

Jhoola

1962 · 147 min · ★ 7.0

Dr. Arun lives with his brother, Madhu; dad Judge Ramkrishan; and mom Kamla in a palatial house. He decides to help the poor and the needy and in order to do this he re-locates to a small town, where he meets with a young nurse named Sumati and both fall in love with each other. Sumati lives with her mom, Laxmi, and has no father. When Kamla starts looking for a prospective bride for Arun, he informs her that he has given his heart to Sumati. Ramkrishan sends for Laxmi, who gladly accepts the invitation. After her meeting, Arun inquires about the results with his mom and dad, and is told to forget about Sumati and marry someone else. When Arun asks for a reason behind their refusal, they refuse to divulge any information. The question remains, why did his parents turn down Sumati's mom, and what exactly happened during that meeting with her?

Directed by K. Shankar

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Sunil Dutt Dr. Arun
Vyjayanthimala Sumati
Pran Dharamraj / Mirza Singapori / Rai Bahadur Shyamlal Bihari
Manmohan Krishna Head Constable Sundarlal
Sulochana Latkar Laxmi
Raj Mehra Judge Ramkrishnan
Achala Sachdev
Rajendranath Malhotra
Tun Tun
Leela Mishra
Dev Kishan
Indira Bansal

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