Anmol Ghari

Noor Jehan (Lata) is the daughter of a "Deputy sahib" (Murad). She grew up in a posh area of ​​Bombay, keeps remembering her childhood friend Surendra (Chander) in her songs, who is burning in the fire of a "priceless pocket watch" gifted to him. He is son of a poor old widowed mother (Leela Mishra) in a village.

As a young man, Surendra aspires to meet a poet named "Reno" because one of her books tells the story of his childhood love. "Reno" is actually the pen name of "Lata" (Noor Jehan), who publishes her story in the form of poetry and novels.

By chance, Surendra's childhood friend Zahur Raja (Prakash) takes him to Bombay and opens a musical instrument shop where, among other customers, "Lata's" childhood friend "Basanti" (Surayya) also comes who falls in love with Surendra at first sight.

Coincidences bring Surendra (Chandra) and Noor Jehan (Lata) together, which makes Surayya (Basanti) uncomfortable, but time is on her side as "Lata"'s parents arrange her marriage to a person of status like themselves. The hero of the film (Surendra) sacrifices his failure in love for the happiness of his friend (Zahur Raja) and presents his bride (Noor Jehan) with the same "priceless watch" that he had given to them as a token of love in childhood. At this point, Noor Jehan pleads with Surendra to accept Surayya's love!

If you search on Google, AI or social media, the released date of the film Anmol Ghari is 11 November 1946, which is derived from Wikipedia, but this is not correct.

According to the records of Pakistan Film Magazine, the film "Anmol Ghari" was released in August 1946 at the Capitol Cinema Lahore and the Revoli Cinema Shimla, the capital of present Himachal Pradesh (India).

in the context of the film business, it is not possible that such a big film was released first in Lahore or other small cities instead of a film hub like Bombay.

According to an Urdu newspaper advertisement, the film Anmol Ghari starring "Malika-e-Naghmat Noor Jahan", "Khushgulu Surinder" and "Pariruh Surayya" would have been released in Lahore and Shimla on Friday, 16 August 1946.

According to the same advertisement, the film "Anmol Ghari" was to be released a week later, on Friday, 23 August 1946, at Nishat Amritsar and Imperial Rawalpindi, and two weeks later, on 29 August 1946, at Hari Royal Jalandhar, Rose Sialkot and Radhu Multan, as well as at Amresh Cinema Srinagar (Kashmir). The advertisement did not mention Delhi, Karachi, Peshawar or Quetta, all of which were also part of the "Northern India Film Circuit".