Aasra (1966)

Aasra ("shelter") is a Hindi family drama from 1966 directed by Satyen Bose, who also made Jagriti and Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi. Mala Sinha and Biswajeet play the young couple at its centre, with Balraj Sahni in a senior role of the kind that was his speciality in the period. The story deals with family loyalty, sacrifice and the search for a place to belong, told in the emotional, song-filled style of 1960s Hindi cinema.