Photographic still produced for the Hindi film, Parakh, featuring Sadhana. Parakh (trans. The Test) is a 1960 Hindi film, based on a story by famed music director Salil Chowdhury, that is directed by Bimal Roy. A satirical look at Indian democracy in its early years, the film showcased Roy's lighter side, who received a Filmfare Best Director Award for it. The ensemble cast was led by Sadhana and Bengali cinema actor Basanta Choudhury, supported by Durga Khote, Nazir Husain, Asit Sen, Leela Chitnis, Maherbanu, Motilal, Mumtaz Begum, Paul Mahendra, Rashid Khan & Sheela Rao amongst others. The film's music was composed by Salil Choudhury, and included Lata Mangeshkar's hit track, "O Sajana Barkha Bahaar Aai".