Kundan 1955

Kundan is a 1955 Indian Bollywood social, classical film released on Jan 01, 1955. The film is directed by Sohrab Modi, produced by Sohrab Modi under banner named Minerva.

Kundan (Sohrab) is jailed because of stealing a bread from a bakery. He stole the bread and runs to his house to feed his starving mother and niece, Radha. He is imprisoned for 2 years. He tries to escape from the prison as he hears, his mother is not well and gets sentenced for additional 7 yrs and again, for attempting excape gets upto 14 years. When he comes out of prison, people hate him. He meets Gurudev, a saint [Murad] who shows him the way to love and help people. He also shows him pottery business and he becomes a big rich man and belongs mayor on the other hand he searching for his sister's daughter Radha [Nimmi]. Nimmi's husband Gopal [Pran]has taken all her jewellery and clothes and left Uma [Baby Naaz] with Omprakash & Manorama [Jokhu & Sukhiya]. However, his past does not go away and Inspector Murad is always behind him as he had escape from prison. Radha dies with a disease and Kundan takes care of her daughter, Uma. Uma grows up and meets a man named Amrit, and they fall in love with each other. Amrit is freedom fighter and police is after him. He confronts the police and kills himself, so that the family members can live together happily.

Once a sinner, always a sinner! Once a criminal, always a criminal! Such are the cruel, unjust and inhuman dictums, rigidly followed and practised by society from times immemorial. But Victor Hugo, world- famous French novelist, wrote `Les Miserables and proved to the erring world that the seemingly moral dogma was not only unjust but had been responsible for slaying many an innocent soul. A greater Psychologist as Hugo was the character that he has created in his novel to propound his theory that criminals and siners can be reformed has become immortal. . Kundan, as the so-called is named in the present screen adaptaition of Hugos novel, was sent to jail for stealing a loaf of bread to save his starving niece. He then tried to escape from he prison to be by th e side of his dying sister and the sentence increased. After under- going a sentence of fourteen long years, Kundan came out as a confirmed ex-convict, despised by everbody. . A saintly person however, showered his kindness on him and gave him not only food to eat but also a soft bed to lie upon. At dead of night the criminal in Kundan woke up and made him steal the Saints silver - ware. The next morning Kundan was arrested by the polive but the saint not only pardoned him but gave him enough to enable him to carve out a decent living for himself. . Kundan now rose to the eminence of a factory-owner. The pulic rewarded his honesty of purpose by electing him as the first Mayor of the town. . In the meantime, a man having surprising resemblance with Kundan was arrested by the Police. Kundan could not see an innocent man punished for his crimes. To save him, he disclosed his own identity in the court. . As Kundan came home, Sher Singh followed. Kundan wanted time to help his niece Radha who was on her death-bed. Sher Singh refused to oblige him. Radha died, Kundan went mad with rage. He struck Sher Singh and made good his escape. He removed Radhas little child Uma from the clutchs of Jokhoo, a notorious inn-keeper, and started life afresh looking after the child. . A few years passed and Uma grew into a beautiful girl in her college she met Amrit, a leader of the violent national movement of 1942 and violently fell in love with him. Amrits life was always in danger because of his activities. But Uma stood steadfast in her love and was prepared to face any consequnces. This made Kundan very uneasy. . At last one day a fierce encounter rensued between the revolutionaties and the police. Amrit was hit by a bullet and fell wounded. Kundan appeared on the scene and tried to save Amrits life. Check out this page for more updates on Kundan.