Bandi is a 1957 Indian drama and family film directed by Satyen Bose. It stars Kishore Kumar, Ashok Kumar, Shyama and Bina Rai.
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Plot
A much married Shankar (Ashok Kumar) works for a Zamindar and falls for his daughter Mala (Bina Rai). But the Zamindar gets him arrested for a murder. His younger brother Madhav (Kishore Kumar) takes responsibility of his wife Kamala (Shyama) and daughter Asha (teenage part played by Nanda Karnataki) but Shankar's wife passes away. Madhav brings up his daughter and arranges her marriage but the boy Dr. Madan Chaubey (Anoop Kumar) turns out to be son of the Zamindar Batuk Chaubey.
Cast
Ashok Kumar as Shankar Mishra, the main protagonist
Kishore Kumar as Madhav Mishra (Madho), Shankar's younger brother, who is the titular character
Nanda Karnataki as Asha Mishra Chaubey, Shankar & Kamala's daughter & Madan's wife
Kanhaiyalal as Maheshwar Pandey, Kamala's father
Anoop Kumar as Dr. Madan Chaubey, Asha's husband
Shyama as Kamala Pandey Mishra, first wife of Shankar
Bina Rai as Mala Mishra, second wife of Shankar
S. N. Banerjee as Avinash, Mala's father
Kammo as Champa, street singer & dancer
Iftekhar as Ramesh Sharma, Shankar's lawyer (uncredited cameo)
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Hemant Kumar. As far as lyrics are concerned, only Rajendra Krishan was credited as the lyricist of the film although Prem Dhawan and Ravi Shankar Sharma also were the lyricists of this film albeit uncredited.