Bambai Ka Babu (1960)

Suchitra Sen in Bambai ka Babu (1960)

Cast: Dev Anand, Suchitra Sen

Director: Raj Khosla

Music: S.D. Burman

Lyrics: Majrooh Sultanpuri

Capsule Review: Bambai Ka Babu tells the dark and forbidden story of a criminal (Dev Anand) who seeks shelter in the home of a man he murders and falls in love with the murdered man’s sister. Though mawkish in parts, Bambai Ka Babu is redeemed by the strength of the narration and the moody black-and-white cinematography by Jal Mistry. The film brings the rakish charms of Dev Anand in direct range of chemistry with Bengal’s prized beauty Suchitra Sen (in one of her rare forays into Hindi cinema). Their unfulfilled love creates stirring motions of harmony within the theme of betrayal and guilt.

Drama