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{{short description|1936 film}}
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| name = Achhut Kannya
| image = Achhut Kannya.jpg
 
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| caption = Poster
| director = [[Franz Osten]]
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| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1936}}
| runtime = 136 Minutes<ref>[https://indiancine.ma/BXG/info Annotation of the film on indiancine.ma]</ref>
| country = [[British Raj|British India]]
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]
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[[File:Achhut Kanya2.jpg|thumb|[[Devika Rani]] and [[Ashok Kumar]] in ''Achhut Kanya'']]
[[File:Achhut Kannya, 1936.webm|thumb|''Achhut Kannya'']]
'''''Achhut Kannya''''' ({{lang-langx|en|Untouchable Maiden|italic=yes}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1936|1936]] Indian [[HindustaniHindi languagecinema|HindustaniHindi]] film. Among the early super-hits in the [[Bollywood|Bombay film industry]], theThe film deals with the social position of [[Dalit]] girls and is considered a reformist period-piece.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/when-caste-surfaced-in-bollywood-movies/20190627.htm |title=When Caste surfaced in Bollywood movies |last=Verma |first=Sukanya |author-link=Sukanya Verma |date=27 June 2019 |website=[[Rediff.com]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |quote=One of the first movies to explore the consequences of caste differences, Achhut Kanya -- starring Devika Rani and Ashok Kumar -- is a star-crossed romance between a Dalit girl and Brahmin boy whose predictable disapproval can only be countered by an act of gallantry and grace.}}</ref>
 
The film was one of several successful [[Bombay Talkies]] collaborations between [[Franz Osten]], [[Niranjan Pal]], [[Himanshu Rai]], and their leading lady, [[Devika Rani]]. Music is by [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]] and lyrics by [[J.S. Kashyap]]. The film stars [[Ashok Kumar]] and [[Devika Rani]] and this was Kumar's debut film.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://nfaipune.nic.in/achut_kanya.htm |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Achhut Kanya / The Untouchable Girl |date=2 November 2007 |website=[[National Film Archive of India]] |access-date=18 May 2024 |archive-date=29 September 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080929133913/http://nfaipune.nic.in/achut_kanya.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
The film was one of several successful [[Bombay Talkies]] collaborations between [[Franz Osten]], [[Niranjan Pal]], [[Himanshu Rai]], and their leading lady, [[Devika Rani]]. Music is by [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]] and lyrics by [[J.S. Kashyap]].
 
The movie stars [[Ashok Kumar]] and [[Devika Rani]] in the lead roles.
 
== Plot ==
Mohan, a Brahman by caste, sells daily essentials to villagers. He is a kind soul and helps those really in need. Dukhiya, a kacchu by caste, is a railway crossing guard. Though an untouchable, he saved Mohan's life from a snake-bite and since then Mohan and Dukhiya develops deep friendship. As such, Pratap, son of Mohan and Kasturi, daughter of Dukhiya also become friends since childhood. Growing up together, they fall in love with each other. Babulal, the village doctor, holds severe grudges against Mohan and always looking for any chance to slander his reputation in village.
The movie is set in the 1900s. Pratap (Ashok Kumar) and Kasturi (Devika Rani) are childhood friends, deeply in love with each other. Unfortunately, Pratap is a Brahmin and Kasturi is an untouchable (''achhut''). Social conventions of the time preclude any possibility of the two ever uniting.
 
Pratap being a Brahmin boy and Kasturi being an untouchable girl (''achhut''), social conventions of that time preclude any possibility of these two lovers uniting.
Pratap marries Meera (Manorama), while Kasturi marries Manu (Anwar). Both of them are unable to forget their first love, but try hard to make their respective marriages work. Unfortunately, the situation gets compounded by the fact that Manu has a first wife, Kajri, with whom he is estranged due to excessive interference from his in-laws. The hitherto smug Kajri suddenly feels threatened by the arrival of a new woman in her husband's life.▼
▲Thereafter, due to many evil twists and turns of fate and instances, Pratap marriesends up marrying Meera (Manorama), while Kasturi marries Manu (Anwar)Mannu. Both of them are unable to forget their first love, but trytries hard to make their respective marriages work. Unfortunately, the situation gets compounded by the fact that ManuMannu also has a first wife, Kajri, with whom he is estranged due to excessive interference from his in-laws. The hitherto smug Kajri suddenly feels threatened by the arrival of a new woman in her husband's life and arrives at Mannu's house unannounced.
 
Meera istries resignedhard to destinywin untilPratap's attention towards herself and confesses her troubles to her friend, Kajri. poisonsKajri who is also unable to gain attention of Mannu towards her blames Kasturi for their similar misfortune. Thus, she poisons Meera's mind. The two of them hatch a diabolical conspiracy to discredit Kasturi in the eyes of ManuMannu and villagers. They take Kasturi along to a fair [[mela]] in the neighbouring village, and then abandonabandons her there. AllWhile alonesearching infor thethem unknownin placefair, Kasturi has no choice but to hitch a ride withmeets Pratap, who has a food stall there and both of them decides to return to their village. Meanwhile, Meera and KajariKajri thenas per their plan upon reaching their village tell ManuMannu that Kasturi ishas eloped with her lover Pratap.
 
TheSeeing enragedPratap Manuand attacksKasturi Pratapreturning whentogether, theymisguided arriveand atenraged theMannu railroadattacks crossingPratap, whereexactly hewhen ishis workingBullock-cart asjust arrives at the attendantrailroad crossing. There ensues a fisticuffs between the two, even as a train rushes towards them and the bullock-cart. Desperate to save themall lives at stake, Kasturi rushes towards the train, signaling and imploring the driver to stop and in the process gets herself killed. That act of selflessness makes her a martyr in the eyes of the villagers, despite her lowly origins.
 
==Cast==
*[[Devika Rani]] as Kasturi
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Pratap
* Manorama as Meera, don’t mixed up with [[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Meera
*Anwar as Mannu
*[[Esther Victoria Abraham|Pramila]] as Kajari
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==External links==
{{commons category|Achhut Kannya}}
* {{IMDb title|0027256|Achhut Kannya}}
 
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iCjQRcAwxw Full movie on YouTube], also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8R1LmX3J_Vg] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GIECFwR82g]
 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080929133913/http://nfaipune.nic.in/achut_kanya.htm ''Achhut Kannya'' at National Film Archives Pune]
* [https://indiancine.ma/BXG/player/00:00:01.752 Watch ''Achhut Kanya'' entirely annotated with archival material at Indiancine.ma]
 
{{Franz Osten}}
 
[[Category:1936 films]]
[[Category:1930s1936 romantic drama films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:1930s Hindi-language films]]
[[Category:1930s Urdu-language films]]
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Franz Osten]]
[[Category:Films about the Indian caste system in India]]
[[Category:Articles containing video clips]]
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]
[[Category:1936Films dramascored filmsby Saraswati Devi]]
[[Category:Films about interclass romance]]
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