Paigham

Story

Synopsis

Widowed Mrs. Lal lives with her two sons, Ram and Ratan; an unmarried daughter, Sheela; Ram's wife, Parvati and her children. While Ram is employed in a mill, Ratan is studying engineering in Calcutta. When Ratan returns, he is offered a job at the same mill, falls in love with a Typist named Manju, much to chagrin of Malti, the daughter of the mill-owner, Sewakram. When Ratan finds out that Sewakram has been defrauding the employees, he decides to form a union, a move that is opposed by Ram, who is very devoted and loyal to Sewakram.

Director

S. S. Vasan

Writers

Ramanand Sagar, Kothamangalam Subbu

Language

Hindi

Country

India

Release date

1 January 1959

Ensemble

Cast

• 

  Dilip Kumar

  Ratan Lal

• 

  Raaj Kumar

  Ram Lal

• 

  Vyjayanthimala

  Manju

• 

  B. Saroja Devi

  Malti Sewakram

• 

  Johnny Walker

  Nandu

• 

  Pandari Bai

  Parvati Ratan Lal

• 

  Motilal

  Seth Sewakram

• Minoo Mumtaz

  Chhali

• S.N. Banerjee

  Mill Manager

• Pratima Devi

  Mrs. Lal

• Kurupanju

  Kundan

• Pushpmala

  Kamla