Samay Bada Balwan

Uttam ( ) is a rich cotton merchant who lives in a mansion with his wife Damyanti ( ). Uttam’s younger brother Ram (Sailesh Kumar), who is engaged to Seth Dhanichand’s (Wasti) elder daughter Gauri (Shahida), also lives with them. Damyanti’s opportunistic brother, Dwarkadas ( ) is in partnership with Uttam. Uttam loses his merchandise in a fire and becomes financially destitute, though he continues to live in the big mansion. Ram’s engagement is called off by Dhanichand. Dwarkadas breaks off his partnership with Uttam and gets his son engaged to Dhanichand’s younger daughter. Uttam attends the engagement ceremony, but is humiliated and accused of stealing money. He is also beaten up on his way home by some thugs sent by Dwarkadas. The film then follows Uttam’s slow rise back again financially, while Dhanichand and Dwarkadas now face poverty. The playback singers were , , Krishna Kalle, Usha Khanna, with lyrics by and soundtrack composed by . The notable songs were “Teri Tasveer Se Aankhen Meri Kyun Hatati Nahin” sung by Mohammed Rafi and Asha Bhosle, and “Bhoole Afsane Phir Se Yaad Aaye” sung by Mohammed Rafi. This article about a Hindi film of the 1960s is a . You can help Wikipedia by .