If Moti sounds like a reprehensible character, that is because he is. So Moti hatches a plan: he decides to marry Majhu, so he can work her even harder without giving up half his profits, save up the Rs. He wants to marry her, but the price her father asks (to set aside for her as insurance in case of divorce) is Rs. On an excursion to a neighboring village, Moti spies a supple young village girl Phoolbanu (Padma Khanna) and is instantly smitten. They are a very successful pair - Moti is very industrious, and Majhu very skilled. Majhu boils the sap into jaggery, and Moti brings it to market, sells it, and gives Majhu half of the take. Each morning he collects the sap and brings it to Majhu (Nutan), a widow in his village. Moti (Amitabh) trades in gur, a sugar product distilled from the sap of date palm trees (sometimes called jaggery in English). Saudagar ("trader") is a sad, thought-provoking, excellent film, and an unusual showcase for the skill of young Amitabh Bachchan, before he became "Amitabh Bachchan (TM)". My Hindi teacher handed me this film, with no explanation - she just said I should see it.
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