Sujata
Genre: Romance ·
Release Date: April 3, 1959
Original name: सुजाता
Status: Released
Running time: 2h 41m
Plot.
A girl from the Untouchable caste is adopted by an upper-caste family, and does not learn of her background. This proves problematic when she grows up and falls in love with an upper-caste man, who is in love with her as well.
Where To Watch.
No streaming offers found
Gallery.
Wiki.
Sujata is a 1959 Hindi language Bimal Roy film. It stars Nutan and Sunil Dutt, supported by Sulochana, Lalita Pawar and Shashikala. Based on a Bengali short story of the same name by writer Subodh Ghosh, the film explored the situation of caste in India. The music is by S. D. Burman and the lyrics by Majrooh Sultanpuri. The film was highly praised by critics. It was entered into the 1960 Cannes Film Festival. The story, screenplay, music, and all the performances especially that of Nutan received high critical acclaim and even today, her performance in Sujata is considered to be one of the best by any female actress ever in the history of Hindi cinema.