Daaman

Directed by Qadeer Ghauri. Produced by Santosh Kumar. Music: Khalil Ahmad. Lyrics by Himayat Ali Shair. Writtem by Hasrat Lucknavi. Cast: Sabiha Khanum, Santosh Kumar, Neelo, Lehri, Waheed Murad, Talish, Azad, Saqi, Aslam Pervez, Rajni, Tarana, Laddan, Jaffry. B&W. 69 (29) Weeks. May 13, 1963

A thoughtful contribution to “the mirror of brides” genre of Urdu literature, this is a study of two unrelated women brought up according to very different values, and the respective consequences of those values.