Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam

Sahib Bibi Aur Ghulam (Hindi: साहिब बीबी और गुलाम), is a 1962 Indian Hindi film. Produced by Guru Dutt and directed by Abrar Alvi. The film's music is by Hemant Kumar and lyrics were penned by Shakeel Badayuni. Cinematography was by V. K. Murthy. The film stars Guru Dutt, Meena Kumari, Rehman, Waheeda Rehman and Nasir Hussain. The film is based on the Bengali book Shaheb Bibi Golam by Bimal Mitra, and is a look into the tragic fall of the haveli-dom in Bengal during the British-Raj. The title of the movie and the story is a reference to the plot simultaneously exploring a platonic friendship between a beautiful but lonely wife ('Bibi') of an aristocrat ('Sahib') and a career-driven low-income part-time manservant ('Ghulam').

The film was a major critical and commercial success, with critics attributing it to Meena Kumari's performance as Chhoti Bahu, which is regarded as one of the best performances of Hindi Cinema. It won four Filmfare Awards, including Best Movie award, was nominated for the Golden Bear at the 13th Berlin International Film Festival, and was chosen as India's official entry to the Oscars. Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films.

Plot

Bhoothnath (Guru Dutt), a middle-aged architect wanders through the ruins of an old haveli. Flashback to end of the 19th century. The lower-class but educated Bhoothnath...
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