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Jiban Maran (1938)

1938-10-14 · 1h 49m · BN
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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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Nitin BoseDirector, Writer

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K.L. SaigalK.L. SaigalMohanLeela DesaiLeela DesaiGeetaDevbalaDevbalaElias ChowlaElias ChowlaBoken ChattoBoken ChattoHotel managerBhanu BanerjeeBhanu BanerjeeBijoyIndu MukherjeeIndu MukherjeeGeeta's fatherNaresh BoseNaresh BoseSanatarium doctor's assistantSailen ChoudhurySailen ChoudhuryDoctor at sanatoriumManorama DeviManorama DeviGeeta's AuntNibhanani DeviNibhanani DeviGeeta's motherSatya MukherjeeSatya MukherjeeAssistant radio manager

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Genre affinityDramaDialogue densityDramaDirector preference746478Actor preference287161 · 742947 · 467620Country preferenceInDecade preference1930

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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.

How long is Jiban Maran?

Jiban Maran has a runtime of 109 minutes.