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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Achhut Kannya<br />
| image = Achhut Kannya.jpg<br />
| image_size =<br />
| caption = Poster<br />
| director = [[Franz Osten]]<br />
| producer = [[Himanshu Rai]]<br />
| writer = [[Niranjan Pal]]<br />
| narrator =<br />
| starring = [[Ashok Kumar]]<br/>[[Devika Rani]]<br />
| music = [[Saraswati Devi (music director)|Saraswati Devi]]<br />
| cinematography = Josef Wirsching<br />
| editing =<br />
| distributor =<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1936}}<br />
| runtime = 136 Minutes<ref>[https://indiancine.ma/BXG/info Annotation of the film on indiancine.ma]</ref><br />
| country = [[British Raj|British India]]<br />
| language = [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]]<br />
| budget =<br />
}}<br />
[[File:Achhut Kanya2.jpg|thumb|[[Devika Rani]] and [[Ashok Kumar]] in ''Achhut Kanya'']]<br />
[[File:Achhut Kannya, 1936.webm|thumb|''Achhut Kannya'']]<br />
'''''Achhut Kannya''''' ({{lang-en|Untouchable Maiden|italic=yes}}) is a [[List of Bollywood films of 1936|1936]] Indian [[Hindustani language|Hindustani]] film. Among the early super-hits in the [[Bollywood|Bombay film industry]], the film deals with the social position of [[Dalit]] girls and is considered a reformist period-piece.<br />
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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]].<br />
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The movie stars [[Ashok Kumar]] and [[Devika Rani]] in the lead roles.<br />
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== Plot ==<br />
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.<br />
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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.<br />
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Meera is resigned to destiny until Kajri poisons her mind. The two of them hatch a diabolical conspiracy to discredit Kasturi in the eyes of Manu. They take Kasturi along to a [[mela]] in the neighbouring village, and then abandon her there. All alone in the unknown place, Kasturi has no choice but to hitch a ride with Pratap, who has a food stall there. Meera and Kajari then tell Manu that Kasturi is with Pratap.<br />
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The enraged Manu attacks Pratap when they arrive at the railroad crossing where he is working as the attendant. There ensues a fisticuffs between the two, even as a train rushes towards them. Desperate to save them, Kasturi rushes towards the train 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.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Devika Rani]] as Kasturi<br />
*[[Ashok Kumar]] as Pratap<br />
*[[Manorama (Hindi actress)|Manorama]] as Meera<br />
*Anwar as Mannu<br />
*[[Esther Victoria Abraham|Pramila]] as Kajari<br />
*Kamta Prasad as Dukhia<br />
*Kusum Kumari as Kalyani<br />
*[[P.F. Pithawala|P. F. Pithawala]] as Mohan<br />
*Kishori Lal as Babulal<br />
*N. M. Joshi as Inspector of Police<br />
*Ishrat as Sukhlal<br />
*Khosla as Patient<br />
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;Principal Dancers<br />
*[[Mumtaz Ali]]<br />
*Sunita Devi<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{commons category|Achhut Kannya}}<br />
* {{IMDb title|0027256|Achhut Kannya}}<br />
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iCjQRcAwxw Full movie on YouTube], also [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbB29XDPe44] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GIECFwR82g]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080929133913/http://nfaipune.nic.in/achut_kanya.htm ''Achhut Kannya'' at National Film Archives Pune]<br />
* [https://indiancine.ma/BXG/player/00:00:01.752 Watch ''Achhut Kanya'' entirely annotated with archival material at Indiancine.ma]<br />
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