naidu is no madhubala,but there's something in her eyes & accent which makes her stunning.I never knew who Leena Naidu is before this movie.But after this movie I am wanting to watch more of her work.You can not expect anything less than a timeless classic from Hrishikesh Mukherjee & this one is precisely the one.The plot may seem boring,but considering the settings of 1960 this was surely a futuristic movie.The best part is that eventhough the movie is about sacrifices of a woman for her family,at no point you feel story to indulge in melodrama or sulking characters.Husband's character played by Balraj Sahni is so real.He loves his wife,child.He also is a dedicated doctor.The director at no point tried to portray a right or wrong character.As an audience you feel for Anuradha,but at no point you feel that the husband is responsible for it.I was impressed by few mature behaviours of the lead characters which was not expected out of 1960s characters.Infact even in so called modern cinema you see a melodrama when wife tell the husband that she wants to seperate after 10years of marriage.Top class performances & top class direction. Plot:Dr.Nirmal ,a young,dedicated,selfless doctor who sets up his practice in a small village(Nandgaon)to help patients who are unable to travel great distance to see medical professional.He meets with Anuradha Roy, a well-known Radio Singer and stage dancer, and falls in love with her, he treats her injured ankle, both fall in love, and get married, without the blessings of Anuradha's wealthy dad, Brijeshwar Prasad Roy. Both re-locate to Nandgaon where Anuradha gives up her singing and becomes a housewife. She soon gives birth to a daughter, Ranu. Then 10 years later, her apologetic dad comes to visit her, and takes Ranu away for a holiday with him. Shortly thereafter, Anuradha's former beau, Deepak, the England-returned man her dad had wanted her to marry, re-enters her life. He witnesses that she is being neglected by her overly busy husband, asks her to return back to singing, and go and live with her dad. At first she refuses and asks him to leave, then relents when she sees that Nirmal has indeed been neglecting her, even on their wedding anniversary. She then informs Deepak she is ready to move out. That night when Nirmal returns home, Anuradha informs him about her decision to leave him. Watch what impact this has on Nirmal, and what he does, if anything, in order to keep this marriage intact. My Ratings:4/5,A MUST WATCH IF YOU LOVE CLASSICS
