Naata (1955)

• 81%
• 1955
• D.N. Madhok
• Madhubala
• Abhi Bhattacharya
• Vijayalakshmi

Beena, a traumatized Mirpur-based woman, hears the whistle of an incoming diesel train and recalls the story of her impoverished family--consisting of her widowed father Lakhibaba and two sisters, Tara and Radha. Tara has been engaged to Dakya Shravan Kumar for three years, and her own marriage to Lachuram Choudhury has been arranged. Everything changes after a new post-master known simply as Bade Babe, formerly of Sialkot, takes charge. He and Tara are drawn together and she hopes he will eventually marry her. Then a fire destroys his dwelling and he is quite dramatically rescued by Radha. His grateful mother arrives temporarily to express her gratitude to the child, and states that she will return soon. Taking this as a positive sign, both Radha and Tara start making plans for the latter's marriage, not fully knowing that Tara's fiancé has already made plans to end his prolonged engagement and is all set to head a wedding procession and compel her to marry him at any and all costs.