Chhoti Bahen

Chhoti Bahen
Theatrical poster
Directed by	Prasad
Screenplay by	Inder Raj Anand
Starring	Balraj Sahni Nanda Rehman
Music by	Shankar-Jaikishan
Cinematography	Dwarka Divecha
Edited by	Shivaji Awdhut
Distributed by	Prasad Productions Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	February 6, 1959
Running time	160 minute
Country	India
Language	Hindi

Chhoti Bahen is a 1959 Hindi film that stars Nanda in the title role, and Balraj Sahni, Rehman. The movie was a remake of 1952 Tamil movie En Thangai. The film was remade in Telugu as Aada Paduchu with Shoban Babu and in Kannada as Onde Balliya Hoogalu.

Rajendra lives a poor lifestyle along with his younger collegian brother, Shekhar, as well a younger sister, Meena. He is in love with a school-teacher, and both hope to get married after Meena and Shekhar's marriages. Luck shines upon them and Meena's marriage is arranged with Dr. Ramesh, while Shekhar decides to wed Shobha, the only daughter of a wealthy man obsessed with horse-racing. Rajendra mortgages his house with his paternal uncle. Then things turn sour after Meena loses her vision; the wedding gets canceled, and Rajendra is humiliated by Ramesh's dad. Rajendra decides to remain single to look after Meena, and permits Shekhar and Shobha to get married. The marriage takes place, and Shobha moves in. Shortly thereafter misunderstandings crop, lead to arguments with Shekhar and Shobha moving out to live with Shobha's dad. Then Rajendra is fired from his job, his paternal uncle takes over the house, and asks him to leave. Homeless, they turn to Shekhar for help, but he refuses to assist them in any way. Then Rajendra falls ill and gets separated from his sister, while Shekhar takes to horse-racing and alcohol, and a path that will only lead to self-destruction.

Music composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and lyrics by Shailendra & Hasrat Jaipuri.