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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Jwar Bhata<br />
| image = Jwar Bhata (1944).jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Amiya Chakravarty (director)|Amiya Chakravarty]]<br />
| producer = <br />
| writer = <br />
| starring = [[Dilip Kumar]]<br />[[Ruma Guha Thakurta]]<br />[[Agha Khan]]<br />Vikram Kapoor<br />Mridula Rani<br />[[Shamim Bano]]<br />
| music = [[Anil Biswas (composer)]]<br />
| cinematography = [[Radhu Karmakar]]<br />
| editing = <br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = Nov 29, 1944<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = [[India]]<br />
| language = Hindi<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Jwar Bhata''''' ({{lit|High and low tides}}) is a [[Bollywood films of 1944|1944]] black and white [[India]]n [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] directed by [[Amiya Chakravarty (director)|Amiya Chakravarty]]. It marked the debut of [[Dilip Kumar]], who went on to become one of the most famous actors in [[Bollywood]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.filmfare.com/features/king-of-actors-7688-2.html|title=King of actors}}</ref> The film also featured Mridula Rani, [[Shamim Bano]], [[Agha (actor)|Agha]], Vikram Kapoor, [[K. N. Singh]], Khalil, and [[Mumtaz Ali]]. It was produced by [[Bombay Talkies]]. The music director was [[Anil Biswas (composer)|Anil Biswas]].<br />
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==Plot==<br />
An elderly man has two daughters named Rama (Shamim) and Renu (Mridula) of marriageable age. When the millionaire scion Narendra (Aga Jaan), who is slated to marry Rama, disguises himself to take a peek at his future bride, he mistakes Renu for Rama, and the two fall in love. When the mistake is discovered after the wedding, Renu curses God and is kicked out the house for heresy. She meets a wandering musician named Jagdish ([[Dilip Kumar]]), before returning home to learn that her sister is pregnant and terminally ill. They are faced with the stark choice of saving the life of the mother or the baby, until Renu makes up with God, prompting a miracle.<br />
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==Cast==<br />
*[[Dilip Kumar]] as Jagdish<br />
*Shamin as Rama<br />
*Mridula Rani as Renu<br />
*Aga Jaan as Narendra<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
{{Track listing<br />
| extra_column = Singer(s)<br />
| title1 = Bhool Jana Chahti Hoon<br />
| extra1 = [[Parul Ghosh]]<br />
| length1 = 02:48<br />
|<br />
| title2 = Sanjh Ki Bela Panchhi Akela<br />
| extra2 = Aroon Kumar<br />
| length2 = 03:01<br />
|<br />
| title3 = Bhoola Bhatka Path Hara Man<br />
| extra3 = [[Manna Dey]], Parul Ghosh<br />
| length3 = 03:28<br />
|<br />
| title4 = Gao Kabir Udao Abir<br />
| extra4 = Anil Biswas<br />
| length4 = 02:54<br />
|<br />
| title5 = More Angne Mein Chitki Chandni<br />
| extra5 = Parul Ghosh<br />
| length5 = 03:09<br />
|<br />
| title6 = Andhkar Jalte Jugnu Ke Sanam (Duet)<br />
| extra6 = Parul Ghosh, Aroon Kumar<br />
| length6 = 03:08<br />
| <br />
| title7 = Andkhar Jalte Jugnu Ke Sanam (Female)<br />
| extra7 = Parul Ghosh<br />
| length7 = 03:12<br />
|<br />
| title8 = Prabhu Charanon Mein Deep Jalao<br />
| extra8 = Parul Ghosh, [[Amirbai Karnataki]]<br />
| length8 = 03:16<br />
|<br />
| title9 = Sarson Peeli<br />
| extra9 = Aroon Kumar, Renu<br />
| length9 = 03:27<br />
|<br />
| total_length = 28:23<br />
}}<br />
'''Release and Reception'''<br />
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Premiered on 29 Nov 1944 in Majestic Talkies Mumbai, the film was a decent hit in Mumbai but failed at other places. In the end it was a box office disappointment.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*{{IMDb title|id=0151168|title=Jwar Bhata}}<br />
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[[Category:1944 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Films set in Mumbai]]<br />
[[Category:1940s Hindi-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films directed by Amiya Chakravarty]]<br />
[[Category:Indian romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:1944 romantic drama films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]<br />
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