Abodh

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5.4/10

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Shankar's marriage is arranged. Only during the ceremony does he realise that his bride, Gouri, is the girl he had set eyes on in the mela where he had seen her with her grandmother. The wedding night! Innocent Gouri wants to know what Shankar is doing in her bedroom? Frustrated, Shanker spends the first night, and subsequent nights, sleeping on an uncomfortable sofa. Gouri goes to visit her parents, yet untouched, unspoiled, Shanker pours his heart out in his letters to her but they are ignored. Gouri returns, and flies into a rage when she discovers Shanker has opened a letter addressed to her. What right has he to do so? What right, asks Shankar? A husband has no right? He tries to forcibly embrace her, she screams, pushes him aside, calls him a brute. Her innocence still unscathed. Gouri goes to attend her friend Radha's wedding where she realises that women change with marriage. She feels the compelling urge to return home, to Shanker,her husband. Overnight, she transforms into a dutiful daughter-in-law, a responsible wife, only to discover that Shanker is not there.She comes to know that he has left for his college hostel during Gouri's absence. Months pass without any news or letter from him. Its mela time again and Shankar comes back to the spot where he had first seen Gouri. He meets Radha and her husband, but where is Gouri? Gouri, is keeping a vigil for the man she loves, the man, whom she so ardently desires. Shankar comes home to fall into her embrace, to his wife who, at last, has awakened.

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Shankar is married to Gauri, but she has the brain of a child and does not accept him as her husband. She changes her behaviour and lives the life of a wife after attending the wedding of he... Read allShankar is married to Gauri, but she has the brain of a child and does not accept him as her husband. She changes her behaviour and lives the life of a wife after attending the wedding of her friend.Shankar is married to Gauri, but she has the brain of a child and does not accept him as her husband. She changes her behaviour and lives the life of a wife after attending the wedding of her friend.

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- Hiren Nag
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IMDb RATING

5.4/10

155

YOUR RATING

Director
- Hiren Nag
Stars

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10maheshwarik-75655

One time watch

Abodh marked the debut of 17 year Madhuri Dixit in Hindi films. Madhuri is adorable who plays the role of naive, precocious, innocent girl who gets married at an early age. It's a family drama by Rajshri with music by Ravindra Jain. This is also Tapal Pauls debut in Hindi. The acting and direction is good but we have seen better movies in this genre.

malamal1

Good clean family film

Madhuri's introductory film, in which at the tender age of 19 she shines and shows promise even then of her magnitude.

A good clean family film from the Rajshri camp, who have made a name for themselves by making films that can be viewed with enjoyment by the whole family.

Although this film was not directed by Sooraj Barjatya, who regularly delivers Superhit films for Rajshri(e.g Maine Pyaar Kiya,Hum Apke Hain Koun?,Hum Saath Saath Hain) it is along the same lines promoting moral/family values.

Madhuri excels in her role as a young naive bride who is full of life alongside Bengali actor Tapas Paul who plays her bemused husband, he is also very good in his role as are the supporting cast particularly the lady who plays the Grandmother.

All in all well worth watching, very funny at times, 'a film your mother will love'.

5kit-kat

for madhuri fans only?

I do not rate this film extremely highly, and would recommend it only really as a curiosity for Madhuri fans who wish to see her first film. She acquits herself well as the naive village girl who does not realise what marriage actually entails. However, the storyline is spread thinly and degenerates in to some kind of advice book on how to be an ideal, dutiful wife and daughter in law. All the problems in the marriage seem to be presented as the fault of the woman, which I find worrying and leads me to appreciate this film only really for the performances.