Pooja (1940 film)
| Pooja | |
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| Directed by | Abdul Rashid Kardar |
| Written by | M. Sadiq |
| Produced by | National Studios |
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| Cinematography | P. G. Kukde |
| Music by | Anil Biswas |
Production company | National Studios |
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Running time | 191 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Pooja (Worship) is a 1940 Indian Hindi/Urdu-language psychological drama film directed by A. R. Kardar. The music director was Anil Biswas, with lyrics by Khan Shatir Ghaznavi. Produced by National Studios, the story, screenplay and dialogue writer was M. Sadiq and the cinematographer was P. G. Kukde. The film starred Sardar Akhtar, Zahur Raja, Sitara Devi, Jyoti, Sankatha Prasad, Sunalini Devi, Bhudo Advani and Baby Meena (Meena Kumari).
The story involves two sisters, Rama and Lachhi. The younger sister Lachhi, is raped by the rejected suitor of the other sister and gets pregnant. The film then follows the child being brought up by Rama while the real mother, Lachhi, works as a maid in the same house.