''Gambler'' is a 1971 Indian

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-language crime thriller film directed by Amarjeet. The film stars

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Plot

Raja (

) has been abandoned by his biological mother at a very young age, and grows up with Master ( Jeevan), a criminal don and card-sharp, who would like Raja to continue working with him on a commission basis. Raja learns all that could be learned about playing cards, quits work with Master, and starts work on his own. He succeeds considerably, and soon gets rich and wealthy. He falls in love with beautiful Chandra Gangaram (

), and would like to marry her. But her father would like her to marry U.K. settled Ram Mehta ( Sudhir), before Raja could do or say anything against this alliance, he is charged with the cold-blooded murder of Master. The climax in Raja's life is in the Court Room where he will find out about his past, and about his parents – while he awaits the outcome of the trial.

Cast

... Raja *

... Chandra Gangaram *

Kishore Sahu Kishore Sahu (22 November 1915 – 22 August 1980) was an Indian actor, film director, screenwriter, and producer. He appeared in 22 films between 1937 and 1980, and he directed 20 films between 1942 and 1974. His directorial venture Kuwara Ba ...

... Public Prosecutor *

... Banke Bihari * Sudhir ... Ram Mehta *

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... Julie (as Zahira) * Jeevan ... Master * Manorama ... Ram's aunt *

Tabassum Kiran Bala Govil ( Sachdev; 9 July 1944 – 18 November 2022), known professionally as Tabassum, was an Indian actress, talk show host and YouTuber, who started her career as child actor Baby Tabassum in 1947. She later had a television career ...

... Chandra's friend * Mumtaz Begum ... Seeta Devi *

Iftekhar Sayedna Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1924 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his role as a police officer. Career Iftekhar was born in ...

... Police Commissioner * Sachin ... Georgie *

Rashid Khan Rashid Khan Arman ( ps, ; born 20 September 1998) is an Afghan international cricketer and a former captain of the national team. In franchise leagues, he plays for Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League (IPL), Adelaide Strikers in Austra ...

... as Georgie's father *

Jagdish Raj Jagdish Raj Khurana (1928 – 28 July 2013) was a Bollywood actor who holds a Guinness World Record for being the most type-cast actor. He played the role of a police inspector in 144 films. Early life and career He was born in 1928 in the tow ...

... Inspector Ranade * Ravikant * Moolchand ... as godown owner * Meena T ... as Mary, Manorama's maid *

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as Gangaram * Ratan Gaurang ... as jockey in Darjeeling

Soundtrack

The music for all the songs were composed by

S. D. Burman Sachin Dev Burman (1 October 1906 – 31 October 1975) was an Indian music director and singer. A member of the Tripura royal family, he started his career with Bengali films in 1937. He later began composing for Hindi movies and became one o ...

and the lyrics were penned by Gopal Das Neeraj. * "Mera Man Tera Pyasa" was featured in the soundtrack of the 2004 film

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References

External links

* 1971 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s crime thriller films Indian crime thriller films Films scored by S. D. Burman {{crime-thriller-film-stub