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Sangdil
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	R. C. Talwar
Written by	Ramanand Sagar
Screenplay by	Ramanand Sagar
Story by	Ramanand Sagar
Based on	Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
Produced by	R. C. Talwar
Starring	Dilip Kumar Madhubala
Cinematography	Prakash Malhotra
Edited by	Ranveer
Music by	Sajjad Hussain
Production company	Talwar Films Ltd.
Distributed by	Talwar Films Ltd.
Release date	28 November 1952 (1952-11-28)
Running time	141 mins
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	₹95 lakh (equivalent to ₹103 crore or US$12 million in 2023)

Sangdil (transl. Stone-hearted) is a 1952 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by R. C. Talwar. The film is an adaptation of the 1847 Charlotte Brontë classic novel Jane Eyre and it stars Dilip Kumar, Madhubala in lead roles. The film's music is by Sajjad Hussain and film song lyrics by Rajinder Krishan.

Sangdil was the second film after Ram Daryani's Tarana (1951) to star Dilip Kumar and Madhubala together. The film was theatrically released on 28 November 1952 and emerged as a commercial success.

Plot

Shankar (Dilip Kumar) and Kamla (Madhubala) are childhood sweethearts who are unfortunately separated at a young age. They meet years later and rekindle their romance, but Shankar has a lot of dark secrets. When they are about to be married, a man shows up and confronts Shankar about his "wife", and asks him how he can marry again and cheat his first "wife".

It is then revealed that Shankar's mother, in a bout of greed, tricked him into "marrying" a mentally challenged rich woman. The insane woman is kept locked up in a dungeon. Kamla is hurt that Shankar hid all this from her and goes back to her village, despite Shankar's desperate pleas for her to stay with him. The lovers are heartbroken without each other.

Finally, when she returns to Shankar, Kamla finds out that his entire mansion was accidentally burned by the insane woman, who herself was a victim in the fire accident. She goes in search of Shankar, but realises that he was blinded in the fire. However, they declare their love for each other and are happily united.

Cast

• Dilip Kumar as Shankar
• Madhubala as Kamla
• Shammi as Mohini
• Leela Chitnis as Dhaai Maa
• Pratima Devi as Badi Maa
• Dara Singh

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by music director Sajjad Hussain and lyrics were penned by Rajinder Krishan.

Reception

Critical reception

Baburao Patel, the editor of Filmindia magazine, called Sangdil "a dull, boring and stupid picture". He, however, praised Dilip Kumar's acting skills.

Box office

Despite mixed reviews, Sangdil emerged as the seventh highest-grossing film of 1952. It grossed ₹0.95 crore at the box office, including a nett of ₹0.5 crore. Box Office India declared it a commercial success.

Sources

• Lanba, Urmila (2002). Life and Films of Dilip Kumar, the Thespian. Vision Books. ISBN 8170944961.

References

1. ^ "Box Office 1952". Box Office India website. 28 April 2006. Archived from the original on 28 April 2006. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
2. ^ "Sangdil (1952 film)". Complete Index To World Film (C.I.T.W.F.) website. Archived from the original on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
3. Param Arunachalam (13 June 2015). "Bollywood Retrospect: Sajjad Hussain's musical gems". DNA India website. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
4. Lanba 2004, p. 52. sfn error: no target: CITEREFLanba2004 (help)
5. "Top Earners 1952". Box Office India website. 22 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 15 February 2023.

External links

• Sangdil at IMDb

• 1952 films
• 1950s Hindi-language films
• Films scored by Sajjad Hussain
• Films based on Jane Eyre
• Indian black-and-white films
• Films based on works by Charlotte Brontë