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{{Infobox film
| name = Bharosa
| image = Bharosa_1940.jpg
| image_size =
| caption = Chandra Mohan and Sardar Akhtar in Bharosa (1940)
| director = [[Sohrab Modi]]
| producer = Sohrab Modi
| writer = Lalchand Bismil
| narrator =
| starring = [[Chandra Mohan (Hindi actor)|Chandra Mohan]]<br>Sardar Akhtar<br>[[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]]<br>Sheela
| music = G. P. Kapoor
| cinematography = Y. D. Sarpotdar
| editing =
| distributor =
| studio = Minerva Movietone
| released = 15 August 1940
| runtime = 147 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = [[Urdu|Hindi]]
| budget =
| gross =
| preceded_by =
| followed_by =
| website =
}}
'''''Bharosa''''' (Trust) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1940|1940]] [[Hindi]]/[[Urdu]] social melodrama film produced and directed by [[Sohrab Modi]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|last1=Crow|first1=Jonathan|title=Bharosa (1940) Overview|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253975/Bharosa/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222162046/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/253975/Bharosa/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 December 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|publisher=[[Baseline (database)|Baseline]] & [[All Movie Guide]]|date=2014|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref> Made under the Minerva Movietone banner, the story and lyrics were by Lalchand Bismil, with cinematography by Y. D. Sarpotdar.<ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|author3=Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA284|accessdate=22 December 2014|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|pages=284–}}</ref> The music was composed by G. P. Kapoor, and the cast included [[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]], [[Sardar Akhtar]], [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]], Sheela, Maya Devi and Eruch Tarapore.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.citwf.com/film35785.htm|title=Bharosa|publisher=Alan Goble|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://indiancine.ma/CZX/info|title=Bharosa (1940)|publisher=Indiancin.ma|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref>

The film revolves around an incestuous relationship that develops unwittingly between a brother and sister. The theme was "considered to be quite revolutionary" with a "daring" "thematic climax".<ref name="Gangar">{{cite book|last1=Gangar|first1=Amrit|title=Sohrab Modi The Great Mughal of Historicals|date=2008|publisher=Wisdom Tree|location=New Delhi, India|isbn=9788183281089|pages=29}}</ref>

==Plot==
Gyan ([[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]]) and Rasik ([[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]]) are good friends and when Gyan has to go to Africa for work, he leaves his wife Shobha (Sardar Akhtar) in care of Rasik and his wife Rambha (Maya Devi). Rasik has always liked Shobha but kept silent about it. Rambha goes to her parents' home, leaving Rasik and Shobha alone in the house. Rasik gives in to his feelings with Shobha being a willing participant. Soon Shobha gives birth to a daughter (Indira) whom Gyan believes to be his child. Rasik and Shobha are shocked when Gyan decides on an alliance between Indira and Rasik's son Madan seeing the close relationship they share.

==Cast==
* [[Chandra Mohan (Hindi film actor)|Chandra Mohan]] as Rasik
* [[Sardar Akhtar]] as Roshan
* [[Mazhar Khan (actor, born 1905)|Mazhar Khan]] as Gyan
* Sheela as Indira
* Maya Devi
* Naval as Madan
* Eruch Tarapore
* Gulab
* Menaka
* Abu Bakar
* Ram Apte

==Review==
The ''[[Filmindia]]'' editor, [[Baburao Patel]], not known to have an amiable relationship with Modi, normally panned his films. However, for ''Bharosa'', as cited by [[Amrit Gangar]] in his book, Patel's review carried the headline "Sohrab Modi Directs His First Good Picture" going to the extent of claiming that Bharosa was a better picture than Modi's ''[[Pukar (1939 film)|Pukar]]''.<ref name="Gangar p. 29">Gangar, p.29</ref>

==Soundtrack==
The music director was G. P. Kapoor with lyrics by Lalchand Bismil. The singers were [[Khan Mastana]], Menka, Sheela, Paresh Bannerji and Sardar Akhtar.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://muvyz.com/moviepage/td395154/songs/#tabs|title=Bharosa 1940|publisher=Muvyz, Inc|accessdate=22 December 2014}}</ref>

===Song List===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! # !! Title !! Singer
|-
| 1
| "Bagiya Seencha Jaane"
| [[Khan Mastana]], Menka
|-
| 2
| "Chhum Chhum Chhanan Naach Rahi Hai Maya"
| Menka
|-
| 3
| "Saanjh Bhai Samajh Na Paye"
| Sheela
|-
| 4
| "Man Murkh Samajh NaPaye"
| Menka
|-
| 5
| "More Naina Bhar Aaye Khushi Se"
| Sheela
|-
| 6
| "Ghaat Se Bandhan Khol Re Sajan"
| Sheela, Presh Bannerji
|-
| 7
| "Bairi Milan Na De Sajan"
| Sheela, Presh Bannerji
|-
| 8
| "Bhor Bhai Uth Jaag Re Manwa"
| Leela
|-
| 9
| "Kaahe Roki Baat Hamari Krishna Murari"
| Sardar Akhtar
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb title|id =0243146 |title =Bharosa (1940) }}

{{Sohrab Modi}}

[[Category:1940 films]]
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1940 drama films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Sohrab Modi]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Melodramas]]
[[Category:Hindi-language drama films]]

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