Chhoti Bahen (1959)

Chhoti Bahen
DirectorL. V. Prasad

Plot

Rajendra lives a poor lifestyle along with his younger collegian brother Shekhar, as well a younger sister Meena. He is in love with a school-teacher, and both hope to get married after Meena and Shekhar's marriages. Luck shines upon them and Meena's marriage is arranged with Dr. Ramesh, while Shekhar decides to wed Shobha, the only daughter of a wealthy man obsessed with horse-racing. Rajendra mortgages his house with his paternal uncle. Then things turn sour after Meena loses her vision; the wedding gets canceled, and Rajendra is humiliated by Ramesh's dad. Rajendra decides to remain single to look after Meena, and permits Shekhar and Shobha to get married. The marriage takes place, and Shobha moves in. Shortly thereafter misunderstandings crop up, and lead to arguments, with Shekhar and Shobha moving out to live with Shobha's dad. Then Rajendra is fired from his job, his paternal uncle takes over the house, and asks him to leave. Homeless, they turn to Shekhar for help, but he refuses to assist them in any way. Then Rajendra falls ill and gets separated from his sister, while Shekhar takes to horse-racing and alcohol, and a path that will only lead to self-destruction. When Shekhar leaves his house, he finds meena met with an accident with a truck and then takes her to the hospital. In hospital, he reunites with his family after begging for forgiveness for his ill-deeds. Dr. Ramesh arrives and offers to marry Meena. Meena in turn ask Rajendra to marry Yashoda. The movie ends on a happy note on the Airport where Meena is leaving to go to outside India for her eye treatment with her husband .

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