- Source: Paigham
Paigham (transl. Message) is a 1959 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by S. S. Vasan. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Vyjayanthimala in the lead roles, with Raaj Kumar, Pandari Bai, B. Saroja Devi, Motilal and Johnny Walker in other important roles. The film's music was composed by C. Ramchandra. This was the first time Dilip Kumar and Raaj Kumar appeared in a film together. They later appeared together once again over three decades later for the 1991 film Saudagar. The film was declared a blockbuster at box office.
The film was later remade in Tamil as Irumbu Thirai by Vasan, with Vyjayanthimala and Saroja Devi reprising their roles.
Plot
The movie traces the lives of the family of a widowed lady, her two sons and daughter.
Mrs. Lal, a widowed lady lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan, her unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. Ram works in a mill and Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram.
When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the mill employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by his brother Ram, who is devoted and loyal to Sewakram. Things go from bad to worse when the workers decide to go on strike, while Ram decides to throw Ratan out of the house. Word gets around that Ratan is against Sewakram, and soon he gets blacklisted.
Sheela who was supposed to marry Kundan, the son of Sitaram, has her marriage cancelled, and the family lose their prestige and credit in the community.
The question remains, will the workers continue to be at the mercy of Sewakram, and will the Lal family be re-united again and is answered during the latter half of the movie.
Cast
Dilip Kumar as Ratan Lal
Vyjayanthimala as Manju
Raaj Kumar as Ram Lal
Pandari Bai as Parvati
Motilal as Seth Sevakram
B. Saroja Devi as Malti
Johnny Walker as Nandu
Minoo Mumtaz as Chhallo
Vasundhara Devi as Manju's Mother
Pratima Devi as Mrs. Lal
S. N. Banerjee as Mill Manager
Mukherjee as Inspector
Shivraj as Seetaram
Seetalaxmi as Sheela
Ishwarlal as Jeevan
Pushpamala as Kamla
Master Gopi as Bhola
Kurupaiah as Kundan
Radha as Seth's Wife
Madhavan as Sleuth
Amar as Prosecutor
Kamal Krishna as Judge
Soundtrack
All songs were music by C. Ramchandra and lyrics by Pradeep.
Accolades
At the 7th Filmfare Awards, Ramanand Sagar won the Filmfare Award for Best Dialogue, Raaj Kumar was nominated for Best Supporting Actor, and Dilip Kumar was nominated for Best Actor.
References
External links
Paigham at IMDb
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