Tadbir

Synopsis

Jayant Desai directs this melodrama centering on Kanhaiyalal (K. L. Saigal) who, according to a fortuneteller at his birth, will consort with a prostitute, grow skillful with a knife, and be sentenced to the gallows. As the film progresses, this unpromising prediction comes true, but in an unexpected manner. After a family tragedy, Kanhaiyalal and his mother find shelter in the home of a kindly whore named Saguna (Suraiya) who eventually sacrifices her life for that of the protagonist. Later, he becomes handy with a knife when he goes to med school and becomes a surgeon. As Kanhaiyalal matures, he and his mother battle against crime and poverty.

Main Cast

K.L. Saigal

Kanhaiyalal

Age : 42 | Popularity : 3%

Suraiya

Saguna

Age : 74 | Popularity : 7%

Mubarak

Age : 77 | Popularity : 5%

Jillo

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Rehana

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Sabi

Age : N/A | Popularity : 0%

Shalini

Age : N/A | Popularity : 3%

Shashi Kapoor

Age : 79 | Popularity : 5%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Jayant Desai
Sound	Music	Lal Mohammad
	Playback Singer	K.L. Saigal Suraiya
Writing	Writer	Munsi Sagar Hussain
	Story	Mohanlal G. Dave
Production	Producer	Jayant Desai
Crew	Cinematography	Dronacharyya
Editing	Editor	N. V. Morajkar
Department	Role	Name

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