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{{Infobox film
| name = Bahen
| image = Bahen (1941 film).jpg
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| director = [[Mehboob Khan]]
| producer = National Studios
| writer = Babubhai Mehta<br>[[Zia Sarhadi]]
| narrator =
| starring = [[Sheikh Mukhtar]]<br>[[Nalini Jaywant]]<br>Harish<br>[[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]]
| music = [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]]
| cinematography = [[Faredoon Irani]]
| editing = Shamsuddin Qadri
| distributor =
| studio = National Studios
| released = 1941
| runtime = 156 min
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Urdu|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
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[[File:Bahen (1941) 1080p.webm|thumb|thumbtime=31|''Bahen'', 1941]]
'''''Bahen''''' (Hindi बहन, ''Sister'') is a [[Bollywood films of 1941|1941]] Hindi film directed by [[Mehboob Khan]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Crow|first1=Jonathan|title=Bahen 1941|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253990/Bahen/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140910195910/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253990/Bahen/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 September 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2014|accessdate=9 Sep 2014}}</ref> [[Sagar Movietone]] had closed down during the start of WW II and reformed as National Studios. It was under the new banner that Mehboob Khan produced his three important films of that time, ''[[Aurat (1940 film)|Aurat]]'' (1940), ''Bahen'' (1941) and ''[[Roti (1942 film)|Roti]]'' (1942).<ref name=Ahmed>{{cite book|last1=Ahmed|first1=Rauf|title=Mehboob Khan The Legends of Indian Cinema Series|date=2008|publisher=Wisdom Tree|location=Delhi, India|isbn=9788183281065|pages=37}}</ref> Written by Babubhai Mehta and [[Zia Sarhadi]], it had dialogues and screenplay by [[Wajahat Mirza]]. The cinematography was by [[Faredoon Irani]]. [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]] was the music director with lyrics by Safdar Aah.<ref name=lyricsbogie>{{cite web|title=Bahen 1941|url=http://www.lyricsbogie.com/category/movies/bahen-1941|website=lyricsbogie.com|publisher=Latest Hindi Songs Lyrics|accessdate=9 Sep 2014}}</ref> The cast included [[Sheikh Mukhtar]], [[Nalini Jaywant]], Harish, [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]], Husn Bano, Swaroop Rani, Baby Meena ([[Meena Kumari]]) and [[Bhudo Advani]].<ref name=citwf>{{cite web|title=Bahen |url=http://www.citwf.com/film27384.htm |website=citwf |publisher=Alan Goble |accessdate=9 Sep 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930210248/http://www.citwf.com/film27384.htm |archivedate=30 September 2015 |df=dmy }}</ref>

It was the first film of Nalini Jaywant; she played the younger sister to Sheikh Mukhtar, who takes her responsibility after their parents perish in an earthquake. He lives for her and does everything required to keep her safe and happy even to the extent of moving and changing his job many times. So much so that he doesn't realize that she has grown up and needs to live her own life. The film brought Jaywant into prominence.<ref name=southasiatimes>{{cite web|title=Actress Nalini Jaywant is no more|url=http://www.southasiatimes.com.au/news/?p=2505|website=southasiatimes.com|publisher=South Asia Times|accessdate=9 Sep 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
Having saved his little sister Bina (Baby [[Meena Kumari]]) from the floods, Amar ([[Sheikh Mukhtar]]) becomes increasingly possessive about her over the years. Amar falls in love twice but forgoes marriage so he can look after the growing Bina. Bina (Nalini Jaywant), now a grown up young girl falls in love with the social activist Rajendra (Harish). However, Amar can not bear to lose Bina and so he plans her marriage to the thief Moti [[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]], with the idea that he'll get her divorced after some time and then Bina would stay with him always. After several incidents that end up uniting Rajendra and Bina, Amar gets some happiness when a daughter is born to Bina.

==Cast==
*[[Sheikh Mukhtar]] as Amar
*[[Nalini Jaywant]] as Bina
*Harish as Rajendra
*[[Kanhaiyalal (actor)|Kanhaiyalal]] as Moti
*Husn Bano
*Swaroop Rani
*Shahzadi
*R. Choube
*Baby Meena ([[Meena Kumari]]) as the child Bina
*[[Bhudo Advani]]
*Agashe
*Iqbal Begum
*Beena Kumari

==Music==
Song list<ref name=lyricsbogie />
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Piya Ghar Jaana, Sajan Ghar Jaana"
| Nalini Jaywant
|-
| 2
| "Aayi Jawani,Jiya Laharay"
| Sheikh Mukhtar, Nalini Jaywant
|-
| 3
| "Nahi Khatey Hai Bhaiya Mere Paan"
| Sheikh Mukhtar, Nalini Jaywant
|-
| 4
| "Tore Kajra Lagaoon Mori"
| Beena Kumari, Baby Meena
|-
| 5
| "Mora Pihu Pihu Mann Bole"
| Husn Bano
|-
| 6
| "Ratoo Nish Din Tera Naam Re"
| Husn Bano
|-
| 7
| "Preet Nahi Jaane Balam More Bhole"
| Iqbal
|-
| 8
| "Mohe Le Chal Apni Nagariya"
| Husn Bano, Nalini Jaywant
|-
| 9
| "Koyal Gaa Re Papihe"
| Husn Bano
|-
| 10
| "Kiye Ja Sabka Bhala"
| Anil Biswa
|-
| 11
| "Aaj Chali Sasural Sakhi Ri"
| Anil Biswas
|-
| 12
| "Kyun Karta Hai Murakh Asha"
| Anil Biswas
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0139047 |title =Bahen/Sister }}
* [http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2735wj_bahen_tv Full movie on Dailymotion]
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szazmlOCRlc Bahen (1941)] on YouTube

{{Mehboob Khan}}

[[Category:1941 films]]
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Mehboob Khan]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]

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