Naukari

Naukari (1955)

19 Feb 1955 • Drama, Family • 2h 22m
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Comic, tragic, and heartrending saga of Ratan Kumar Chaudhary (Kishore Kumar), who leaves his village, aging mom, and seriously ill sister, to obtain employment in Calcutta, only to end up in a tiny tenement apartment full of other unemployed youths. He falls in love with Seema (Sheila Ramani) who lives in the building opposite his, and she too falls in love with him. Her father will not permit her to marry an unemployed youth, and wants her to marry someone known to him. Ratan receives an employment offer from a firm in Bombay, and travels there, only to have his wallet stolen by a pickpocket (Mehmood), and ends up in jail for being a suspect himself. He reports for employment and is hired. He sends for Seema, and she leaves her family for Ratan. By the time Seema reaches Bombay, Ratan has lost his job, and is forced to lie to Seema. Why did Ratan lose his job?

Bimal Roy
Director
Subodh Basu, Paul Mahendra
Writer
Kishore Kumar, Sheila Ramani, Balraj Sahni
Starring

Language: Hindi
Awards: 1 win
Country: India
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7.1

IMDb (149 votes)
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