Jeevan Naiya

Jeevan Naiya

140 mins | Drama | May 2, 1936

Lata, daughter of a dancing girl, is brought up by social worker Mathuradas and is engaged to marry the rich Ranjit when the villain Chand arrives to blackmail her with her undisclosed ancestry. Lata is forced to disclose the truth to Ranjit and the assembled wedding guests. Ranjit disowns her but they are reunited when Ranjit, blinded by an explosion, is nursed back to health by a devoted woman who turns out to be his wife.

Jeevan Naiya

140 mins | Drama | May 2, 1936

Jeevan Naiya
Lata, daughter of a dancing girl, is brought up by social worker Mathuradas and is engaged to marry the rich Ranjit when the villain Chand arrives to blackmail her with her undisclosed ancestry. Lata is forced to disclose the truth to Ranjit and the assembled wedding guests. Ranjit disowns her but they are reunited when Ranjit, blinded by an explosion, is nursed back to health by a devoted woman who turns out to be his wife.
Producers Bombay Talkies
Original title Jeevan Naiya
Directors Franz Osten
Writers J.S. Casshyap, Niranjan Pal

Cast

Devika Rani

as Lata

Ashok Kumar

as Ranjit

Kamta Prasad

as Mathuradas

S.N. Tripathi

as Chand