Sadhana, 1958

Ayear before Sujata, it was Vyjanthimala in Sadhana whom a righteous professor brings home from a kotha and presents her as his wife to his ailing mother. In the end, Duttsaab insists on marrying the tawaif.

Even though samaaj thinks she doesn't deserve a second chance, he does. Sahir Ludhianvi's hard-hitting poetry against the perverse practice of patriarchy still rings true: Aurat ne janam diya mardo ko, mardo ne use bazar diya. jab jee chaha masla kuchla, jab jee chaha dutkar diya.

Vyjanthimala, who did three ilms with Dutt, says, "He was a true gentleman and a progressive man and a rational artiste. The way he conducted himself with Nargisji made every woman in India wish he could be their husband."