Rattan Bai

Acting

Rattan Bai

Known for

Acting

Credits

9 titles

Known for

Karwane Hayat poster
9.0

Prince Parvez is against the marriage his mother has arranged for him with a neighbouring princess.

Karwane Hayat

1935

Sitara poster
10.0

A fiery rivalry across two generations of gypsies sparks when a scorned love leads to tragedy. Decades later, a free-spirited young woman, unknowingly caught in the ancestral feud, must reconcile her wild heritage with bourgeois life when a passionate abduction reveals her true lineage and destiny.

Sitara

1939

Sarala poster
7.0

Melodrama warning women to be dutifully subordinated wives and not to be tempted by modernising trends towards individual emancipation. 'The orphaned Sarala (Rattan Bai) is estranged from her loving husband Ramdas (Kumar) by the wiles of villain Avilash (Hafizji). She runs away and, following divine intervention in the form of an earthquake, escapes the villain's clutches. Living as a beggar, she finally dies in the arms of her husband begging forgiveness.

Sarala

1936

Roop Lekha poster
9.0

For the first time in Indian cinema, flashback was used for storytelling.

Roop Lekha

1934

Dharm poster
9.0

Notions of religion restrict a man from fulfilling his mother’s last wish- immersing her ashes in the holy Ganga. Will he be able to break the shackles?

Dharm

1945

Bhikharan poster
8.0

Madhavi's world is upended when her husband, Kedar, leaves her for the wealthy Chandra. Forced onto the streets, Madhavi finds solace in singing and soon crosses paths with artist Kumar, becoming his muse. Their connection deepens, but fate intervenes, leading Madhavi on a path that transforms her into a renowned singing star.

Bhikharan

1935

Film credits

1940s · 3 titles

1930s · 6 titles