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nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Plot

The film begins in a village where a farmer named Banke C. Lal (Jeetendra) lives along with his mother Lakshmi (Urmila Bhatt). He receives the 'Krishi Pandit award' for being an exceptional farmer helping create a green revolution. He falls in love with Parvati (Nazeen), the daughter of the sly village-head Charandas (Jeevan). A zamindar, Sangram Singh (Prem Chopra) is an associate of Charandas and together they are engaged in criminal activities. Latha (Rekha) is the original heir of the zamindari Sangram Singh claims as his own. She is a timid person who has a phobia about owls. Sangram Singh exploits her phobia and tries to get her declared legally insane. Meanwhile, Banke asks Charandas for Parvati's hand in marriage. Charandas rejects him by calling him an illiterate person not fit for his daughter. Banke gets angry and vows that he will marry a girl who comes from a rich and educated background, who will be even better than Parvati. Latha tries to escape the clutches of Sangram Singh with the help of Prasad (Roopesh Kumar) but he tries to swindle her. She is rescued by Banke. Due to certain circumstances, they decide to quickly get married to each other. Sangram Singh tries to separate them. Meanwhile, Banke's mother does not approve of his marriage to Latha as Sangram Singh was responsible for the death of her husband Chotelal (Sujith Kumar). Despite these issues, Banke succeeds in establishing that Latha is not insane and is a normal person. Sangram Singh becomes desperate and tries to kill Latha, but Parvati comes between them and sacrifices her life to save Latha. Banke defeats Sangram Singh and the movie ends on a happy note for him and Latha.

Cast

as Bankelal *

as Lata *

as Parvati "Paro" *

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as Chotelal *

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as Salim *

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as Psychiatrist *

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as Laxmi *

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as Saudagarmal *

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as Prasad *

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as Postman *

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as Raju * Meena T. as Phoolrani *

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as Savitri

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1977 films Hindi remakes of Telugu films 1970s Hindi-language films Films directed by K. Bapayya Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Suresh Productions films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub