An orphan adopted by an upper caste family never learns of her untouchable caste background. This proves problematic when years later, she falls in love with an upper caste man.
Acting
Nutan's silent suffering — no words, just eyes. Devastating.
Direction
Bimal Roy's gentle humanism makes the political deeply personal.
Score
S.D. Burman's 'Jalte Hain Jiske Liye' — romance as political act.
Director
Bimal Roy
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