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  • Adalat (1958)
  • Not Rated
    139 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
Adalat (1958)
Not Rated
139 min | Drama, Musical, Romance

Nirmala lives with her maternal uncle, his wife, and her widowed mom, studies in an Arts College, has a sweetheart in wealthy Rajinder R. Singh, who she plans to marry. Disagreements flare up at home when her aunt wants her to get married ...See moreNirmala lives with her maternal uncle, his wife, and her widowed mom, studies in an Arts College, has a sweetheart in wealthy Rajinder R. Singh, who she plans to marry. Disagreements flare up at home when her aunt wants her to get married to an uneducated villager, Nirmala refuses to marry, instead gets a job at a Sada Bahar Nurtya Vidyalaya, which turns out to be a front for a brothel, landing her in prison. She gets off with a not guilty verdict, but is turned away from home, and the shock kills her mom. She attempts to find work, but is pursued relentlessly by a pimp, Pandit Kedarnath, who wants her for himself. Nirmala ends up as a Governess with none other than Rajinder's mom, where both lovers get married secretly. Rajinder then leaves for Britain, leaving behind a pregnant Nirmala. When the Singhs find out about her pregnancy and the man responsible, they refuse to believe her and throw her out straight into the arms of Kedarnath. She runs away and takes shelter working as a nurse in a private hospital where she gives birth to a baby boy. Kedarnanth once again shows up here, forcing the Trustees of the hospital to fire her. She flees with her child, and ends up at a brothel where she must accept this profession or see her child starve to death. She manages to smuggle the child to a kind-hearted doctor Renuka Roy. Years later, her son has grown up and is now the Public Prosecutor, and one of the first cases that he is to try is none other than that of Nirmala herself - a prostitute - who is now accused murder. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Nargis
Nirmala Nirmala   See fewer
Pradeep Kumar
Barrister Rajindra R. 'Rajen' Singh Barrister Rajindra R. 'Rajen' Singh   See fewer
Pran Sikand
Pandit Kedarnath / Sharif Ahmed (as Pran) Pandit Kedarnath / Sharif Ahmed (as Pran)   See fewer
Achala Sachdev
Dr. Renuka Roy Dr. Renuka Roy   See fewer
Jawahar Kaul
Barrsiter Rattanlal Roy Barrsiter Rattanlal Roy   See fewer
Roopmala
Actress Actress   See fewer
Murad
Thakur Ranbir Singh Thakur Ranbir Singh   See fewer
Pratima Devi
Nirmala's mom Nirmala's mom   See fewer
Chand Burke
Actress Actress   See fewer
Paro
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Lala Yaqoob
Mirza Saheb (as Yakub) Mirza Saheb (as Yakub)   See fewer
Ramlal
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Sagar
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Uma Dutt
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Baldev
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Arun
Actor (as Aroon) Actor (as Aroon)   See fewer
Ravikant
Actor (as Ravi Kant) Actor (as Ravi Kant)   See fewer
Sushila Rani
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Edwina
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
Rashid Khan
Actor (uncredited) Actor (uncredited)   See fewer
Minoo Mumtaz
Dancer (uncredited) Dancer (uncredited)   See fewer
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