Pakeezah

The movie centers on the mental plight of a tawaif (courtesan and dancer) and their longing to be loved, accepted and respected by society. In the eponymous role, Nargis (Meena Kumari), finds love and dreams of marrying the man she loves, Shahabuddin (Ashok Kumar) But the patriarch of his family, Hakim Saab (D.K. Sapru) rejects this alliance, as he finds it unacceptable to welcome a tawif in his respected family.