Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein

About the film

Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein (transl. In the shade of the eyelashes) is a 1977 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by Nariman Baria and A. Khalia under the Nav Sampathi Productions banner and directed by Meraj. The film stars Rajesh Khanna, Hema Malini while Jeetendra has given a special appearance and music composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal. It received 4 of 5 stars from critics in Bollywood Guide Collections. The film was critically acclaimed and became an unexpected flop at the box office. However over the years, the film has been appreciated by the audiences in its screening on television and has gained a cult following over the years. Welcome to Sajjanpur, a film inspired by Palkon Ki Chhaon Mein, became a hit at the box office in 2008.

Plot

Ravi Raj Sinha is a well-educated, unemployed guy. His mother (Pratima Devi) wants her son to get a job. One day Ravi goes to the post office to collect his father's pension and the postmaster mistakes him for a job candidate. After a joyful conversation, the postmaster offers Ravi a job of a postman and he happily accepts. As a result, Ravi has to go to a village named Sitapur for the job. There he finds Mohini always waiting for a letter. Eventually, Ravi and Mohini become friends. There is an old woman in the village who lost her son in the partition and has since become insane. Ravi and Mohini's friendship develops and Ravi falls in love with Mohini. A tanga driver Nathu has a strong interest in Ravi and Mohini.

One day Mohini asks Ravi for his measurements so that she can knit him a sweater. Ravi misunderstands that Mohini is in love with him. Another day, Mohini gets angry with Ravi that he never brings a letter for her. Next day, Ravi writes a letter to Mohini proposing to her and hands it to her. Suddenly, Mohini tells him that she had been waiting for this letter as it belongs to her husband. Ravi is heartbroken. In the flashback, it is shown that Mohini loves a soldier also named Ravi. He has promised Mohini that he will return from the war, but had not returned. Ravi hands her the letter and returns to his home. Ravi also sets out to search for that guy, but gets no clue.

After that, Ravi goes to his mother where his mother asks him not to lie to anyone in the village. When he returns, the old woman asks him to read a letter which has news of her son's death. Ravi speaks the truth.

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