Dooriyan 1979

Dooriyan is a 1979 Indian Bollywood social film released on 1979. The film is directed by Bhimsen, produced by Bhimsen.

Uttam Kumar and Sharmila Tagore were very much in love with each other during their courtship days. After their marriage, they have a child too. But their personal ambitions take their lives in different directions, the child is torn apart between the feuding parents who finally separate, only to realize in the end that their dreams and personal ambitions are futile if they cannot keep peace within themselves

"Dooriyan" explores the mercurial man-woman relationship against the background of changing norms of our society. . Kailash is an eminent advertising agency executive and his working wife Ratna a renowned theatre actress. . Soon, the pull of the stage gets stronger which results in the neglect of the baby, the home and the husband which generates tensions and violent outbursts culminating in a physical seperation, with Kailash leaving the house and baby behind. . Ratna ultimately has to surrender the Agencys flat and moves into another flat belonging to the theatres producer. . Kailash by sheer chance discovers Ratnas new flat. He now visits his daughter every day while Ratna is away, and even takes the child out for ice-creams & joy rides. During one of these surreptitious visits, Kailash just in time to rescue his daughter who had swallowed a marble and would have died of choking, but for Kailashs timely medical help. . Ratna, though obliged to Kailash, still continues with her obsession for the theatre. . On the day of the premiere of forthcoming play, Ratna implores Kailash to stay home with the baby. Kailash pretends not to have heard Ratna. . On rushing home after the premiere, Ratna is stunned to find her daughter missig. A letter left by Kailash says:...." I wont let the child get sacrificed at the altar of your ambitions....." . Realism dawns on the shattered Ratna. Remorese - stricken she stops out of the house in search of her daughter.......... [Source: Booklet] Check out this page for more updates on Dooriyan.