The Test (1960)
2h 16m
Running Time
August 5, 1960Release Date
Plot.
The postmaster of a village receives a check for 500,000 rupees, for the purpose of bequeathing it to the village’s most upstanding citizen.
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Cast & Crew.
Motilal
Sir J.C. Roy / Jagdish Chandra Roy / Haradhan
Vasant Chowdhury
Pro. Rajat Sen
Vasant Choudhury
Pro. Rajat Sen
Leela Chitnis
Nivaran's Wife
Sadhana
Seema
Sadhana Shivdasani
Seema
Nazir Hussain
Postmaster Nivaran
Asit Sen
Harihar Bhanj / Bhanju babu
Jayant
Rai Bahadur Tandav Tarafdar / Zamindar
Bimal Roy
Director
Shailendra
Writer
Kanhaiyalal Chaturvedi
Pandit Tarkalankar
Rashid Khan
Doctor
Salil Choudhury
Writer
Mumtaz Begum
Zamindar's Wife
Kamal Bose
Cinematographer
Media.
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Wiki.
Parakh is a 1960 Indian Hindi film, based on a story by famed music director Salil Chowdhury, that displays Bimal Roy's lighter side and is a satirical look at Indian democracy in its early years. Bimal Roy received the Filmfare Best Director Award for the film. The ensemble cast was led by Sadhana and Basanta Choudhury. The film has music by Salil Choudhury, featuring Lata Mangeshkar's hit "O Sajana Barkha Bahaar Aai".The film became a "semi-hit" at the box office.