Akashdeep 1965

Akashdeep is a 1965 Indian Bollywood social film released on 1965. The film is directed by Phani Majumdar.
Anger was burning in the boys eyes. He wiped the blood from his mouth, grinded his teeth and muttered in agony, "I hate poverty. To hell with poverty". . Teenager Shankar, reared in poverty and squqlor, had seen quite early in life how poverty degrades the human soul. He turned to the tall mill chimney in the distance with yearning. Ambitions within him wanted to soar up like "AAKASH DEEP", the light that is raised to the sky in the evenings. To him it was more than a beacon for dead ancestors. It was a symbol of his hopes and aspirations his search for horizons unseen. . Shankars will and determination proved insuperable. He worked, planned, manouvered, sweated and finally attained his objective. The mill became his, its owners daughter (Bani) his wife. . His happy-go-lucky brother (Madhu) a married youngster, did not share his ambition and preferred to eke out a precarious living from the small, decrepit tea-shop of his father. He had a young sister (Ruma) who know nothing of high living and cared less. His wife, her heart was eloquent with love, was dumb. . And things were not happy in the Mill either. Hardly was he in saddle when acute problems began to rear their heads. The workers had no trust in him and he could not earn the confidence of the other Directors. And things were made no easier when he discovered that his sister Ruma was in love with the young labour leader (Tarun) of his mill. . Things rushed headlong towards a crisis. The workers gave a strike notice; the Directors began to sell their shares. Ruma went away to live with Madhu as Shanker did not approve of her love for Tarun; Bani left him as she could agree with his wiews. [Source: Booklet] Check out this page for more updates on Akashdeep.