Sandhi (1944)

Sandhi is a Hindi-language drama film from 1944 directed by Apurba Kumar Mitra, starring Sumitra Devi and Manorama.

Sandhi (transl. Reconciliation) is a 1944 Indian bilingual drama film directed by Apurba Mitra. Based on the Shailajananda Mukherjee's Bengali novel of the same name, the narrative follows Suresh, a young lawyer who marries Rekha, the ill-tempered daughter of a wealthy man, in exchange for a lump sum to repay his father Dinanath's debt. This infuriates Dinanath who disowns him. The film stars Ahindra Choudhury as Dinanath, Biman Banerjee as Suresh and Sumitra Devi as Rekha. The film marks the debut of Sumitra Devi, catapulting her to stardom. The film became a major financial success. The Bengali version received three BFJA Awards.

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