Film

Adhikar

1939 · 1h 52m · Drama

Melodrama about lineage and property questions. Nikhilesh (Barua) loves heiress Indira (Jamuna). A poor orphan girl, Radha (Menaka Devi), arrives claiming to be Indira's stepsister and therefore part inheritor of the family estate. Indira agrees to share her inheritance but then Radha makes a play for Nikhilesh. Ultimately, Radha turns out to be the real and sole heir. Love proves to be stronger than material possession as Indira and Nikhilesh get married and Radha finds happiness with Ratan, a man she had known and loved during her days of poverty. As each character returns to the class of his/her birth, the message hammered home is a warning to people never to transcend their social status.

P.C. Barua

Nikhilesh

Jamuna Barua

Indira

Pahadi Sanyal

Ratan

Menaka Devi

Radha

Chitralekha

Nikhilesh's sister

Pankaj Mullick

Ushabati

Sailen Choudhury

Indu Mukherjee

Rajlakshmi Devi

• P.C. BaruaDirector

Release date

January 21, 1939

Status

Released

Original language

Bangla

Runtime

1h 52m

Genres

Drama