"Laughing Tears") is a 1950 Indian Hindi-language romantic comedy film directed by K. B. Lall and starring Madhubala and Motilal, with Gope and Manorama appearing in supporting roles.

[3] The first Indian film to get an Adults certification, Hanste Aansoo was both a controversial and popular release, receiving praise for Madhubala's performance and notoriety for its bold storyline.

[4] Hanste Aansoo revolves around an educated girl, Usha (Madhubala), who is reluctantly married off into a family by her mercenary, drunkard father.

Her illiterate husband, Kumar (Motilal), is jealous of Usha's intelligence and frank behaviour, and one day abuses her physically.

[7][8] The reasons behind such certification were the film's double-meaning title (laughing tears),[9] and its depiction of a modern age woman fighting for her rights, during the time when women were restricted to household chores, were expected to be completely submitted to their spouses, and had no freedom for education or were allowed to work outside.