Sadhna

• Sunil Dutt: Mohan
• Vyjayanthimala: Champa / Rajni
• Leela Chitnis: Mohan's mother
• Manmohan Krishna: Lallubhai, the pimp
• Uma Dutt: Pahelwan
• Ravikant: Dokter

Sadhna is a Hindi film directed by Baldev Raj Chopra from the year 1958.

Action

Mohan's mother has finally have a daughter the dearest wish and Mohan's success as a professor of Hindi literature. Therefore Mohan asks his crafty neighbor Jeevan advice. Jeevan has the idea to set a woman so that Mohan's mother die in peace kan So nothing but the proposal remains him to agree.

Jeevan turns to Champa, a courtesan who is only interested in money. He introduces himself as Rajni and Mohan and his mother are delighted with it.

Now Champa lives as Rajni the life of a wife and can be more and more excited about it, while they questioned her existence as a courtesan critical.

As Mohan learns of her true identity, he rejects with contempt. Nevertheless, it creates Champa to win him over, because it was not their choice to work as a prostitute. Finally, the mother finds out the secret and can not make friends with the idea of ​​a prostitute to have as a daughter. But Mohan convinced his mother, who then reconsiders its decision and Champa accepted as a daughter in law.

Music

Awards

Filmfare Award 1959

• Filmfare Award / Best Actress at Vyjayantimala
• Filmfare Award / Best Story at Mukhram Sharma

Nominations:

• Filmfare Award / Best Film to B. R. Chopra
• Filmfare Award / Best Director at B. R. Chopra
• Filmfare Award / Best Supporting Actress for Leela Chitnis
• Filmfare Award / Best Lyrics Sahir Ludhianvi to Aurat Ne Janam for the song Diya Mardon Ko