| Adhuri Kahani | |
| Director: | Chaturbuj Doshi |
| Starring: | Durga Khote, Prithviraj Kapoor |
| Music: | Jnan Dutt |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Hindi |
Adhuri Kahani (The Unfinished Tale) is an Indian film directed by Chaturbuj Doshi released in 1939. The cast includes Durga Khote, Prithviraj Kapoor, Rose, Keshavrao Date, Ila Devi, Ishwarlal, Meerabai, Yakub, Khatoon, Mirza Musharraf, T. Zaidi.[1] The film also had Meena Kumari as a child artist, Kumari was not rechristened as a baby meena then.[2]
The educated and liberal Harbala (Khote) is oppressed by her conservative husband Seth Gopaldas (Date). Determined that her children Somnath (Kapoor) and Neelam (Rose) shall lead freer lives, she is frustrated by Gopaldas' authoritarian traditionalism and commits suicide. Neelam and Somanth, haunted by guilt, join her in death. The film leaves open the possibility that in the future a less oppressive society will be achieved: literally translated, the title means 'The Unfinished Tale'.[3]
Music is by Jnan Dutt. The film featured eleven songs.[4]