Char Diwari (1961)
2h 16m
Running Time
January 1, 1961Release Date

Plot.
Sunil leads a poor lifestyle along with his widowed mother, and two school-going siblings, Anu and Tikku. He gets married to Lakshmi, who soon gets pregnant. Anu graduates from school and each of the family make individual sacrifices so that she can attend college. During Diwali, Lakshmi falls down the stairs, is hospitalized, has a miscarriage, and will never be able to conceive. Sunil decides to keep this a secret from the rest of the family, but subsequently confides in his mother. When Lakshmi finds out she wants him to re-marry, but he refuses. Then Tikku is sent to live with his maternal uncle for a few days. Shortly thereafter the family will be faced with three crises as Anu prepares to elope with a wealthy fellow collegian, a death, and a theft.
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Cast & Crew.

Shashi Kapoor
Sunil

Nanda
Lakshmi

Manmohan Krishna
Makhtul 'Masterji'

Leela Chitnis
Sunil's mom

Praveen Paul

Satish Vyas

Laxmi
Janki

Najmu
Anu

Najma
Anu

Shri Jagan Prasad Sharma
Producer

Salil Choudhury
Music

Bupet Raja
Tikku

Das Dhaimade
Editor

Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Editor

Raj Grover
Assistant Director

Lata Mangeshkar
Playback Singer

Krishan Chopra
Screenplay / Director

Vishwamitter Adil
Dialogue

Sudhendu Roy
Art Direction

George D'Cruz
Sound

S.M. Vasta
Assistant Editor

K. Vaikunth
Director of Photography
Media.
