The Lure of the City (1934)
Shaher Ka Jadoo
Sundarlal abandons his wife, Lalita, and children to pursue a living in the city, where he succumbs to a life of depravity. After their son dies, their daughter, Saju, defends her virtue and supports her mother in extreme poverty. Disguised as a man, she searches the city for her father with the help of a blind man, Baldev. Saju falls in love with a drunken millionaire she rescues, who mistakes her for a boy.
- Date of release
- 1934-03-15
- TMDB
- 7.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 2h 16m
- Genres
- Drama
- Director
- Kali Prasad Ghosh
Casting
- Sabita Devi — Sarju
- M. Kumar — Sundarlal
- Motilal
- Krishna Chandra Dey — Baldev
- Surabhi Kamalabai — Laila
- Sitara Devi
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