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Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Sahib Bibi Aur Gulam
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam poster.jpg
Directed by Abrar Alvi
Produced by Guru Dutt
Written by Abrar Alvi
Bimal Mitra
Based on Shaheb Bibi Golam
by Bimal Mitra
Starring Meena Kumari
Guru Dutt
Waheeda Rehman
Rehman
D.K. Sapru
Minoo Mumtaz
Music by Hemant Kumar
Cinematography V. K. Murthy
Edited by Y.G.Chawhan
Running time
144 Minutes
Country India
Language Hindi
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam.jpg
Soundtrack album by Hemant Kumar
Recorded Unknown
Genre Film soundtrack
Label
Producer Guru Dutt
Hemant Kumar chronology
Dui Bhai
(1962)
Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam
(1962)
Nav Diganta
(1962)

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (Hindi: साहिब बीबी और ग़ुलाम; 'The Master, The Wife and the Slave') is a 1962 Indian Hindi film produced by Guru Dutt and directed by Abrar Alvi. It is based on a Bengali novel, Shaheb Bibi Golam by Bimal Mitra, and is a look into the tragic fall of the haveli-dom and feudalism in Bengal during the British Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic friendship between a beautiful, lonely wife (Bibi) of an aristocrat (Sahib) and a career-driven low-income part-time servant (Ghulam). The film's music is by Hemant Kumar and lyrics were by Shakeel Badayuni. The film is also noted for its brilliant cinematography by V. K. Murthy. The film stars Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari, Rehman, Waheeda Rehman and Nazir Hussain.

The film was a major critical and commercial success, with critics attributing it to Meena Kumari's performance as Chhoti Bahu, which is regarded as one of the best performances of Hindi cinema. It won four Filmfare Awards, including Best Movie award, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival, and was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars. However it was not accepted as a nominee. The academy wrote a letter to Guru Dutt saying a woman who drinks was not a permissible taboo in their culture. Indiatimes Movies ranks it amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.


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