Mere Mehboob (1963)

Plot Summary

While studying in Aligarh Muslim University, Anwar Hussain Anwar falls in love with a veiled woman and is unable to get her out of his mind. En route to Lucknow, they meet with Nawab Buland Akhtar Changezi, and subsequently meet with him a few days later so that he can use his influence to secure an editor's job for Anwar with a magazine. Nawab then asks Anwar to teach his sister, Husna, some poetry, to which he agrees, and eventually finds that she is the very same veiled woman. Both fall in love with each other and the Nawab approves of this alliance, even though Anwar lives a poor lifestyle. The formal engagement ceremony takes place and arrangements are made for the wedding to take place soon. The heavily indebted Nawab does not realize that soon he will find Anwar in the company of a lowly courtesan, Najma; and pressure will be brought on him to get Husna to marry wealthy Munne Raja - who is all set to auction the former's mansion as well as belongings.

Full Cast & Characters

Rajendra Kumar

Anwar Hussain

Ashok Kumar

Nawab Buland Akhtar Changezi

Nimmi

Suraiya / Najma

Ameeta

Naseem Ara, cousin of Husna and Buland Akhtar

Mumtaz Begum

Naseem's paternal aunt ('Bua')

Pran

Munne Raja

Johnny Walker

Bindadin K. Rastogi / Binda Din Ghayal

Sadhana Shivdasani

Husna Bano

Director & Crew

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