Amrapali

(1945)

★ 7 IMDb · 1 votes

Year: 1945

Country: India

Director: Nandlal Jaswantlal

Cast: Sabita Devi, Prem Adib, Jagdish Sethi, Badri Prasad, Sankata Prasad, Jeevan Dhar

Plot

A historical drama about the conflict between Magadha and Vaishali. When Vaishali refuses Magadha's suzerainty, its commander Abhayaraj is released. Abhayaraj seeks to marry Pali, the Chief Minister's daughter, but she falls for the disguised King Bimbisar of Magadha. Abhayaraj subsequently declares Pali a public woman. Pali, now pregnant, lives as a public woman until her son grows up, leading to a philosophical resolution of the central conflict.