Stage 1951

Stage is a 1951 Indian Bollywood social film released on 1951. The film is directed by Vijay Mhatre.
A trat temper never mellows with age and a sharp tounge is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. How true it was in the case of Professor Rajans wife ! Her unbridled tounge and un- understanding nature had turned, what would have otherwise been a happy and a peaceful home, into a veritable hell. . Professor Rajans lot was pitiable. The irritating domestic life had destroyed his peace of mind no less than it had adversely affected his carrer. In his misfortune his only hope was, however, his young daughter Sudha, who loved him and adored him and always stood by his side against the slashing temper of her mother bearing invariably the burnt of her foolish wrath. . Such was the background of Professor Rajans life when destiny sprang upon him a great surprise. One day as he was going to college somebody shoved into him unwilling hands a pamphlet bearing on it a picture of a "Stage" Dancer Neelam who was no other than the "love" of his younger days-Kamini. Human as he was he felt the cords of his heart getting in time with the music of the spheres ! His dormant self was waking to new realities after a lapse of seventeen years ! . He met Kamini. She drenched her face with the welling tears and through sobs and smiles she narrated the sorrowful tale of her frustrated love that she had endured through years. (She had wandered through the land like a gypsy nurturing in her heart the hope of seeing her Rajan one day ). Professor Rajan was stirred to the depth of his heart but was utterly helpless. He could only console her. He could not become hers. . This episode made him moodier than ever. He was trying to balance between his duty towards his family and his old but unabated love for the girl, who had made her life a complete desolation for his sake. His wife did not take long to notice the change. She sniffed about but she did not know what the real matter was till one day she discovered the photo of Kamini and the Pamphlet. It gave her shock. She lost no time in hurling an accusation at the Professor for his questionable morals and when he raised his voice in sheer self-defence she, as if to give a proof positive, threw at him the framed photo of Kamini she was holding and injured his head. This happened at a time when Sudha was enjoying the birthday party of Anand, her boy friend- the son of the Superintendent of Police. The poor girl was hardly aware of the impending danger on her father who was wending his way to Kaminis hotel only to be arrested on a charge of her murder. It was a stupendous task for Sudha to save her father. In the utter helplessnes she turned to Anand. He spoke to his father only to be told thaat the whole evidencce went against the professor and he could not but do his duty. She did not give up hope but becamee all the more resolute to find out through her own efforts the real culprit. She believed in her father. He was innocent. Luckily for her she managed to get a clue in a half-finished song recovered from the rooms of Kamini. Following this clue she went to Poona and putting aside the conventional modesty of a family girl she joined the Theatre of the former employer of Kamini, It was a hazardous job to be in those surroundings but she did not flinch. Her mission was more important than anything else in life. . Anand, disgusted at his fathers unhelpful attitude, soon followed Sudha to Poona but was amazed at what Sudha had become-a stage dancer! There arose misunderstandings but they were ironed out by Chamku, the Theatre Manager. Sudha succeeded in laying hands on the documents which clearly proved that Shamsher-the Theatre proprietor- was the culprit. But before she could escape with them she found herself surprised by Shamsher. However, he was soon outwitted and Sudha with the active cooperations of Anand and Chamku made good her escape. Shamsher would not take this defeat lying down. He made a hot pursuit, ultimately catching her in the train bound for Bombay. On recovering the documents he was about to throw Sudha out of the running train when. Check out this page for more updates on Stage.