
Ardhangini
Overview
At the very moment of her birth, ill-fated Chhaya's mother passes away, her dad loses his job, and their house burns down. She is shunned since then by children her age as well as their parents. Her dad brings her up with a lot of love, and even arranges her marriage with a young man, whose mother, uncle and nephew approve of Chhaya. But when the uncle finds out about Chhaya's past, they reject her. This news kills her dad, and Chhaya re-locates to live with her friend, Leela Lal, who lives a middle-class lifestyle with her husband, Murari, and her mother-in-law, who is very superstitious and never lets Leela out of her sight. Murari and Leela introduce her to Prakash, an airline pilot, and both eventually fall in love with each other. When Prakash takes her with him to meet his mom, Chhaya finds out that she is the same woman who rejected her and abruptly leaves without meeting anyone.
Top Cast


Meena Kumari
Meena Kumari
Chhaya
Meena Kumari
Chhaya


Raaj Kumar
Raaj Kumar
Prakash
Raaj Kumar
Prakash


Shubha Khote
Shubha Khote
Leela
Shubha Khote
Leela


Agha
Agha
Murari Lal
Agha
Murari Lal


Durga Khote
Durga Khote
Prakash's Mother
Durga Khote
Prakash's Mother


Shivraj
Shivraj
Chhaya's Father
Shivraj
Chhaya's Father


C.S. Dubey
C.S. Dubey
Babloo's Father
C.S. Dubey
Babloo's Father
Praveen Paul
Praveen Paul
Murari Lal's Mother
Praveen Paul
Murari Lal's Mother
Moppet Raja
Moppet Raja
Babloo (as Raja)
Moppet Raja
Babloo (as Raja)
Durrani
Durrani
Bhola
Durrani
Bhola
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