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OUR REVIEW
"Sneha-Bandhan", Kihubhai's Triumphant Social
Bibbo Radiates A New Personality Mother Theme Makes Powerful Drama
This is the maiden production of Great India Pictures and as such it gives a brilliant promise of a glorious future for the company.
"Sneha-Bandhan" is a pleasant surprise to the followers of Kikubhai productions as the old producer was known to be a wholesale dealer in crime thrillers and phantasies. So when he comes out with something social and sensible, we welcome him with open arms.
During 1940, very few pictures have had the strong powerful melodrama that distinguishes this Great India picture. It is refreshingly realistic in its imagination and soaring in its emotional flight. Though the plot is cast in the traditional mould yet a new drama has been sprinkled over several familiar situations making the photoplay a powerful document written in words of honest emotion and punctuated bv vivid pathos of sufferings.
A MOTHER THEME.
Snehalata the daughter of a post master falls in love with Gopal an educated but poor orphan. The lovers wish to marry but Snehalata's mother wants her to marry a rich man.
Taking a promise of a year's waiting Gopal goes to the city in search of wealth. Circumstances prevent him from returning in time and Snehalata is married to Pratap a rich young man who loves her dearly.
Snehalata though aware of her sacred duty as a wife still cannot reciprocate the feelings of affection and the married life soon becomes a one-sided affair. Disappointed and disgusted Pratap takes to wine and women.
Snehalata manages to meet Gopal and after a pathetic scene she tears
the lover's love out of her heart and replaces it with a sister's love for Gopal. Then one day Gopal comes to Snehalata with a present, just on the day when she decides to surrender herself completely to her husband. Her exuberence of spirits surprises Pratap but when he returns home, he finds Gopal with his wife. Poisoned by suspicion, he shoots Gopal dead.
SNEHA— BANDHAN (INTIZAR)
Released By: Great India
Pictures
Written & Directed By: J. P.
Advani
Songs & Dialogues: Pt. Betah Photography: Gulab Gopal Audiography: Raynesh Desai Music: . . Pannalal Ghosh Cast: Bibbo, E. Billimoria, Navin Yagnik, Muzzamil etc.
Released At: Royal Opera
House
Date of Release: 20th Dec. '40.
Producer: KIKUBHAI B. DESAI
Mr. Kikubhai B. Desai, the producer of "Sneha Bandhan."
The wife takes the guilt of the murder and is sentenced to ten year's imprisonment. In the jail, a child is born to her, but in the future interests of the child she entrusts the baby to the love and care of the lady superintendent of the jail enjoining upon her the secrecy of the child's parentage.
With his wife in jail, Pratap takes to wine and women more till he loses everything and ultimately kills a singing girl. On the day, Snehalata is given her freedom,
They met at the Famous Arun Studios when "Subhadra" went into shooting. From left to right: Bhal Fendharkar, G. Viranna, V. Shantaram, K, V, Acharya an4 ?. Pu.Ufill
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