Dr. Madhurika

Dr. Madhurika (Modern Wife) is a 1935 social film directed by Sarvottam Badami based on a story by K. M. Munshi. The cinematography was by Faredoon Irani and the film starred Sabita Devi, Motilal, Gulzar, Bhudo Advani and Padma Shaligram. The dialogue and lyrics were by Waqif with music by Pransukh Nayak and Ashok Ghosh.

Dr. Madhurika was written as a script by Munshi for Sagar Movietone and then converted into a drama in 1936. Though the story was as much admired as it was criticized by "some feminists", the film was later made as Mr. & Mrs. '55 (1955). The female protagonist is a modern doctor who insists on continuing her practice after marriage and not wanting children. The story then follows her traditional change.

Dr. Madhurika (Sabita Devi) is a "modern" young woman, committed to her career and believes in family planning. She marries Narendra (Motilal), but first makes him agree to not wanting children as a way of controlling population growth. She would also prefer that he not interfere in her work or stop her from meeting friends. She becomes friendly with one of her doctor colleagues, Dr Gaurish (Pesi Patel), but when she sees Narendra paying attention to Gaurish's wife her jealousy is aroused. She then turns into a typical housewife of whom her husband can be proud.

The lyrics were written by Waqif with music composed by two music directors, Ashok Ghosh and Pransukh Nayak.