is a
1972
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Bollywood
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drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. Drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular super-g ...
directed by
Satyen Bose
Satyen Bose (22 January 1916 – 9 June 1993) was a film director from India. He has directed both Bengali language, Bengali and Hindi language films. Among his most notable films are ''Raat Aur Din, Chalti Ka Naam Gaadi, Dosti'', and ''Jagriti ...
. The film stars
Vijay Arora
Vijay Arora (27 December 1944 – 2 February 2007) was an Indian actor in Hindi films and television serials who was known for ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' and as Indrajit in the television serial '' Ramayan''.
Career
He also appeared in the se ...
and
Suresh Chatwal
Suresh Chatwal was an Indian film actor who has performed in films as well as television serials. He has acted in Hindi films. mainly as supporting actor. He has worked in movies like '' Mili'', ''Phool Aur Kaante'', ''Kaya Palat'','' Uphaar' ...
.
Cast
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Amrit Lakhanpal as Villain
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Vijay Arora
Vijay Arora (27 December 1944 – 2 February 2007) was an Indian actor in Hindi films and television serials who was known for ''Yaadon Ki Baaraat'' and as Indrajit in the television serial '' Ramayan''.
Career
He also appeared in the se ...
as Subhash Sharma
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Nazima
Nazima (25 March 1948; née Mehr-un-Nissa) is a Bollywood actress who was most famous for her roles as supporting actress in films in 1960s and early 1970s. She was born in Nashik (Maharashtra) and was known as the "Resident Sister" of Bollyw ...
as Laxmi Sharma
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Master Satyajeet as young Subhash
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Suresh Chatwal
Suresh Chatwal was an Indian film actor who has performed in films as well as television serials. He has acted in Hindi films. mainly as supporting actor. He has worked in movies like '' Mili'', ''Phool Aur Kaante'', ''Kaya Palat'','' Uphaar' ...
as Avinash
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Anita Dutt as Saraswati
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V. Gopal
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as Police Inspector Shukla
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Bipin Gupta
Bipin Gupta (21 August 1905 – 9 September 1981) was an Indian actor and artist during the 1930s and 1960s. He acted in Bengali and Hindi cinema, most notably in ''Baiju Bawra'' (1952), ''Jagriti'' (1954), ''Gharana'' (1961) and '' Khilona'' ...
as Advocate Pandit Deodhar Sharma
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Durga Khote
Durga Khote (14 January 1905 − 22 September 1991) was an Indian actress, beginning as one of the foremost leading ladies of her times, she remained active in Hindi and Marathi cinema, as well as theatre, for over 50 years, starring in around ...
as Avinash's Mother
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Murad
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It ...
as Police Inspector
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Sulochana Chatterjee
Sulochana Chatterjee was a former Indian film actress, who worked as a character actor in Hindi and Bengali cinema, appearing in 93 films, most notably Aaja Sanam
''Aaja Sanam'' is a 1968 Bollywood film directed by Yusuf Naqvi. The film sta ...
as Saraswati's Mother
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Tarun Ghosh as Tarun
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Moolchand
Moolchand was a prolific character actor in Hindi and Panjabi cinema, who was active from 1950 to his death in the late 1980s. He appeared in over 250 films. These films spanned the parallel cinema of Guru Dutt to the wrestler films of Dara Sing ...
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Shail Chaturvedi
Shail Chaturvedi (29 June 1936 – 29 October 2007) was a Hindi poet, satirist, humorist, lyricist and actor from India, most known for his political satire in the 70s and the 80s.
He worked as a character actor in several Hindi films and TV s ...
as Publisher
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Raman Kumar
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People
*Raman (name)
* C. V. Raman (1888–1970), Indian Nobel Prize-winning physicist
Places
* Raman, Punjab (India)
* Raman, Rawalpindi, Pakistan
* Raman District, Yala Province, Thailand
** Raman Railway Station
* Raman ...
as Ranga Tripathi
*Manisha as Kaminibai
Soundtrack
The music of the film was composed by
Salil Chowdhury
Salil Chowdhury (19 November 1925 – 5 September 1995) was an Indian music director, songwriter, lyricist, writer and poet who predominantly composed for Bengali, Hindi and Malayalam films. He composed music for films in 13 languages. This incl ...
, while lyrics were penned by
Yogesh
Yogesh is an Indian masculine given name. The Sanskrit word ' is a compound of the words ' and ' and has the meaning "master of yoga" and has also been used as an epithet of Shiva.
Notable people
* Yogesh (actor) (born 1990), Indian actor
* Y ...
.
#"Chhod Gali" - Lata Mangeshkar
#"Pyaas Liya Hai Manwa" -
Lata Mangeshkar
Lata Mangeshkar () (born as Hema Mangeshkar; 28 September 1929 – 06 February 2022) was an Indian playback singer and occasional music composer. She is widely considered to have been the greatest and most influential singers in India. Her cont ...
#"Chanchal Man Par" -
Manna Dey
Prabodh Chandra Dey (May 1, 1919 − October 24, 2013), known by his stage name Manna Dey, was an internationally acclaimed and celebrated Indian playback singer, music director, and a musician. As a classical vocalist, he belonged to the Bhen ...
#"Marzi Hai Tumhari" - Manna Dey and Lata Mangeshkar
#"Mere Bhaiya" -
Sushma Shreshta
External links
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1972 films
1970s Hindi-language films
1972 drama films
Rajshri Productions films
Films scored by Salil Chowdhury
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