A Ray of Hope(1958)
A Ray of Hope
Mohsen Javani Esfahani, who won the lottery ticket, changes his luggage on the way to Tehran with the luggage of cabaret dancer Nasreen. Nasreen expands her cafe with the ticket prize money. Later, Mohsen happens to drop by her cafe and Nasreen turns to singing. Nasreen intends to marry him. But Mohsen loves a girl named Jamila and therefore rejects Nasreen's proposal. Nasreen creates problems out of jealousy, but finally Mohsen reaches his goal, which is to marry Jamila and start a simple life.
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