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Hindi film directed by

Prakash Mehra Prakash Mehra (13 July 1939 – 17 May 2009) was a legendary Indian film director and producer known for his work in Hindi films. He was one of the pioneers of masala films, along with Nasir Hussain, and Manmohan Desai. His collaborations with ...

. The film stars

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in double role as father and son, along with

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and

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as their love interests. The music was composed by

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. The memorable songs in the film include "Kaanta Laga", "Jab Tak Rahe" and "Jaan-E-Jaana". The film was remade in

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as '' Nindu Manishi'' (1978). The film became a success at the box office.

Cast

as Daku Lakhan Singh / Jaswant Singh / Ajay (Double Role) *

as Champa Singh *

as Rekha *

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as Jaggu *

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as Seth Manoharlal * Dulari as Mrs. Manoharlal *

Leela Mishra Leela Mishra (1 January 1908 – 17 January 1988) was an Indian actress. She worked as a character actor in over 200 Hindi films for five decades, and is best remembered for playing stock characters such as aunts (''Chachi'' or ''Mausi''). She ...

as Mausi *

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* Randhir *

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as Jailor *

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Soundtrack

"Kaanta Laga" is the most popular song from the film, and was remixed by T-Series album ''DJ Doll'' with an accompanying

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starring

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. All lyrics are penned by

Majrooh Sultanpuri Asrar ul Hassan Khan (1 October 1919 − 24 May 2000), better known as Majrooh Sultanpuri, was an Indian Urdu poet and lyricist in India's Hindi language film industry. He wrote Hindustani lyrics for numerous Hindi film soundtracks. He was ...

References

External links

* 1970s Hindi-language films Indian action drama films 1970s action drama films 1972 films Films directed by Prakash Mehra Films scored by R. D. Burman Hindi films remade in other languages 1972 drama films {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub