Despite being a Sindhi, she portrayed a Muslim girl with such a finesse in this movie that you can't imagine any other actress in the role of Husna which was a perfect screen-name for her (Husna means full of beauty). Her proficient acting was the icing on the cake. Being a Sindhi (full name Saadhana Shivadaasani), she was very fair and her sharp features ensured that she was a treat to watch and any guy would fall for her. Her Choodidaar Paayjaamas (tight-fitting trousers containing crinkles) were perfect for her hourglass figure and they, alongwith her famous hairdo, had made her the icon of fashion in those days. The decade of sixties was inarguably Saadhana's decade. However the climax of the movie ensures that both the loving couples (Anwar and Husna as well as Akhtar and Najma) unite. There is also a villain (Pran) in the movie who wants to take the advantage of the deteriorating financial condition of Nawaab Akhtar and compel him to marry Husna to him. Nawaab Akhtar is impressed by the personality of Anwar and he engages Husna to him but upon knowing that he is Najma's younger brother, he breaks the engagement because of his (hollow) family honour. But since she is a stage-dancer which is not considered a respectable profession by him, he is mentally not prepared to marry her because of the repute of his royal family. One more angle of the story is that Akhtar himself is in love with Najma and had saved her from getting spoiled due to lack of family and monetary support. The female friends tell about their respective Mehboobs (beloveds) to each other without knowing that their beloved is the same male. Despite their communication during the tutoring is without face-to-face contact (because as per the Muslim tradition, Husna remains in Parda or behind the veil), they recognize each other but some mistaken identities lead to Husna's friend, Naseem (Ameeta) falling in love with Anwar. Anwar who is the younger brother of a ordinary stage dancer, Najma (Nimmi) gets the job to tutor poetry to Husna who is the younger sister of an erstwhile Nawaab (king), Akhtar (Ashok Kumar). Fate and the efforts of Anwar's Hindu friend, Ghaayal (Johnny Walker), bring Anwar and Husna together. She at once comes to understand that the dashing youth singing on the mike is addressing to none else but herself only. He sings a song expressing his restlessness to see her - Mere Mehboob Tujhe Meri Mohabbat Ki Kasam, Phir Mujhe Nargisi Aankhon Ka Sahaara De De - in the auditorium of the college (in a poetry contest) and wins the heart of his lost sweetheart who is seeing and listening to him while sitting there as a part of the audience. Now Anwar is in search of his sweetheart whose fingers (or hand) only were seen by him and left their imprint on his heart. Mere Mehboob starts with the above-mentioned highly romantic encounter of Anwar (Rajendra Kumar) and Husna (Saadhana) in the college campus.
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