Character Relationship Map: Pardes

Characters

• Chanda (played by Madhubala) — protagonist

  Chanda is Rana Saheb's beautiful, mischievous daughter. She falls in love with Rajan while he lives at her father's palace, but Rana Saheb sends him away. Later, Chanda marries Sajan and is enjoying h...

• Rajan (played by Rehman) — supporting

  Rajan is a poor orphan and Sajan's best friend. After Sajan's father treats him badly, Rajan leaves and becomes a tutor in Rana Saheb's palace, where he falls in love with Chanda. Rana Saheb turns him...

• Sajan (played by Karan Dewan) — supporting

  Sajan is a rich young man and Rajan's best friend. When they are expelled from college, he brings Rajan home, but his father's cruel treatment of Rajan drives his friend away. Years later, Sajan is Ra...

• Radha (played by Shakuntala) — supporting

  Radha is the daughter of her father's old, poor friend, with whom Rajan lives after leaving Rana Saheb's palace. She falls in love with Rajan, but he remains attached to the memory of Chanda. The film...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Rajan → Radha (Romantic Partners) — Radha develops an unreciprocated or initially unfulfilled love while Rajan remains attached to Chanda's memory.

  While Rajan lives with his father's old poor friend, the friend's daughter Radha falls in love with him.

• Sajan → Chanda (Family Spouses) — Sajan and Chanda are married when the former lovers meet again.

  Rajan learns at Sajan's function that Chanda is married to Sajan.

• Rajan → Chanda (Romantic Lovers) — Their mutual romance is the central emotional relationship before Chanda's marriage.

  While living at the thakur's palace, Rajan falls in love with Chanda, and the plot states that she falls in love with him as well.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• Rajan → Sajan (Social Best Friends) — Their longstanding friendship connects Rajan to Sajan's home and later to his professional life.

  The plot introduces Rajan and Sajan as two best friends who share mischief at their college and return home together after being expelled.

Story Analysis

A friendship and romance drama follows Rajan through social humiliation, lost love, emotional upheaval, and eventual marital resolution.

Plot Progression

1. Friendship Under Pressure — Rajan and Sajan begin as best friends whose college mischief leads to expulsion. Rajan's humiliation at Sajan's home pushes him to leave and seek independence.
2. Romance in the Palace — Rajan becomes a tutor in a wealthy household and falls in love with Chanda. Their romance is discovered, and Rajan is expelled from the palace.
3. A Promise and Hardship — Rajan promises to return wealthy and marry Chanda, then lives with a poor family. Radha falls for him while he remains emotionally attached to Chanda.
4. The Unexpected Reunion — Rajan finds work and improves his salary before discovering that his friendly boss is Sajan. Sajan invites him to a function that brings Rajan back into Chanda's life.
5. Marriage and Resolution — Rajan learns that Chanda is married to Sajan, creating turmoil among the three and affecting Radha as well. The story ends with Rajan marrying Radha while Sajan and Chanda live peacefully.