Bandhan is a 1940 Indian Hindi-language film directed by N.R. Acharya and starring Leela Chitnis, Ashok Kumar and Suresh. It was the second highest grossing Indian film of 1940. It was produced by Bombay Talkies.
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Cast
Leela Chitnis as Beena
Ashok Kumar as Nirmal
Suresh as Ram
P.F. Pithawala as Zamindar
V.H. Desai as Bholanath
Shah Nawaz as Suresh
Purnima Desai as Gauri
Jagannath as Gokul
Arun Kumar as Chanachurwala
Plot
A tale of mistaken identities, social class, promises, and honor. Beena, the daughter of a village zamindar, has been engaged since childhood to the imperious Suresh yet finds herself falling in love with Nirmal, the new headmaster of the village school. Suresh and his cunning father Gokul plot to keep the lovers apart.