Paak Daman 1957

Paak Daman is a 1957 Indian Bollywood film released on 1957. Handsome and well-educated Yusuf inherits his fathers estate in Lucknow. To him gambling becomes just a pastime in the company of Asad, a man without principles, and his associates Abboo and Nabbo. - Both Yusuf and Asad are in love with the beautiful Suraiya. Her cousin Mahmud is also secretly in love with her; but she is unware of it. She believes that Mahmud loves Sabiya, her best friend. - One day Asad sends his mother to Suraiyas aunt with a view to bring about his marriage with her. The aunt rejects the proposal sayig that Asad is a wastrel and not a fit husband for Suraiya. But boble Mahmud knowing that Suraiya loves Yusuf suggests that she be married to Yusuf He decides to marry Sobiya who loves him deeply. - Infuriated Asad begans to destroy the perfectly happy matrimonial union of Yusuf and Suraiya. He lures Yusuf into the gulf of vice through gambling and drink. He even forges a letter from Mahmud to Suraiya and involves Yusuf into the murdered of Mahmud. As the police arrive on the scene. Asad deliberately helps Yusuf to abscond. Hearing of Mahmuds death poor Sabiya goes mad. - With Yusuf in hiding and out of his way. Asad now proceeds to make Syraiya his own. He sends his henchman Nabbo to steal the letter from her house. He obtains the letter, but his caught by the police. - Far away from Lucknow, Yusuf finds a job at the quarry of Haji Saheb who is none other that Sabiyas father. - Yusuf comes back to Lucknow in disguise and his heart bleeds to find Suraiya and child undergoing untold-of hardships with only the faithful old servant Tehsin by her side. - Asad kidnaps Suraiyas child and lures her into his secret den. Since she refuses to marry him, he places the child before the cage of a tiger and opens the door. Yusuf comes up in the nick of time, in the disguise of Gunga, and saves the child. Just then the police arrive with Tehsin and others and Asad is arrested. - Thus alls well that ends well. [Source: Booklet] Check out this page for more updates on Paak Daman.