Bandini (Hindi: बन्दिनी, translation: "Imprisoned") is a 1963 Hindi drama film directed and produced by Bimal Roy, the man who directed classics such as "Do Bigha Zameen" and "Devdas". Bandini stars Nutan, giving one of the finest performances of her career, along with Ashok Kumar and Dharmendra as leads, and explores the human conflicts of love and hate intertwined in the mind of Kalyani (Nutan). The lead female role was offered to one of Roy's favourite actresses Vyjayanthimala, who earlier worked with Roy in "Devdas" and "Madhumati". However, due to her busy schedule she refused the role, which later went to Nutan, who had worked with Roy in "Sujata" (1959). The movie tells the story of a woman prisoner serving life imprisonment for murder, Kalyani, the all suffering, selfless, sacrificing and strong, yet weak Indian woman. She must make a choice between two very different men, Devendra (Dharmendra), the loving prison doctor, and Bikash (Ashok Kumar), a man from her past.