Jiban Maran
Synopsis
A famous radio singer Mohan (Saigal) is in love with Geeta (Leela Desai). When he goes to his friend a doctor, TB Specialist, Bijoy (Bhanu) for a check-up, he is found to be in an advance stage of TB. Meanwhile Leela's dominant mother and aunt (Nibhanani and Manorama) had been against the poor Mohan and had set their eyes on same Dr. Bijoy, the son of a family friend. When Mohan comes to know of it, and also his sickness, he decides to walk away from them. He is intercepted by a doctor who ran a sanatorium for TB patients, with some new method of treatment. Geeta couldn't forget Mohan and waited, but in the end she had to relent. Then it was known that Mohan was alive and cured. What would now Bijoy and Geeta do? There wedding was the next day, and they have to go ahead with it, the honour of both the families were at stake. Mohan too aware of his being exposed, disappears from the sanatorium and is untraceable.
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K.L. Saigal
Mohan
Leela Desai
Geeta
Devbala
Elias Chowla
Boken Chatto
Hotel manager
Bhanu Banerjee
Bijoy
Indu Mukherjee
Geeta's father
Naresh Bose
Sanatarium doctor's assistant
Sailen Choudhury
Doctor at sanatorium
Manorama Devi
Geeta's Aunt
Nibhanani Devi
Geeta's mother
Satya Mukherjee
Assistant radio manager
Amar Mullick
Radio manager
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Nitin Bose
- Screenplay & Story
- Nitin Bose, Binoy Chatterjee, Sailajanand Mukherji
- Original Score
- Pankaj Mullick
- Original Title
- Jiban Maran
- Country of Origin
- India
- Spoken Languages
- Bengali, Hindi
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Production Studios
- New Theatres Limited
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Nitin Bose
Nitin Bose, Binoy Chatterjee, Sailajanand Mukherji
Pankaj Mullick
Department Leadership Roster
Nitin Bose
Director
Nitin Bose
Writer
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What is Jiban Maran about?
A famous radio singer Mohan (Saigal) is in love with Geeta (Leela Desai). When he goes to his friend a doctor, TB Specialist, Bijoy (Bhanu) for a check-up, he is found to be in an advance stage of TB. Meanwhile Leela's dominant mother and aunt (Nibhanani and Manorama) had been against the poor Mohan and had set their eyes on same Dr. Bijoy, the son of a family friend. When Mohan comes to know of it, and also his sickness, he decides to walk away from them. He is intercepted by a doctor who ran a sanatorium for TB patients, with some new method of treatment. Geeta couldn't forget Mohan and waited, but in the end she had to relent. Then it was known that Mohan was alive and cured. What would now Bijoy and Geeta do? There wedding was the next day, and they have to go ahead with it, the honour of both the families were at stake. Mohan too aware of his being exposed, disappears from the sanatorium and is untraceable.
Who directed Jiban Maran?
Jiban Maran was directed by Nitin Bose.
Who stars in Jiban Maran?
The principal cast of Jiban Maran includes K.L. Saigal, Leela Desai, Devbala, Elias Chowla, Boken Chatto.
When was Jiban Maran released and how long is it?
Jiban Maran was released in 1938 with a total runtime of 1h 49m.
Who composed the musical score for Jiban Maran?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Jiban Maran was composed by Pankaj Mullick.