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. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal and the lyrics by

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. The film is directed by Amar Kumar and produced by Kewal Kumar under the production banner Kawaljit Productions. The movie was a blockbuster.

Plot summary

Sunil (Dharmendra) lives a middle class life with his mother and sister in Delhi. He works for Chopra & Co., Chartered Accountants. He comes across a beautiful woman posing for a painting, and thinks she is poor and needy, and gives her a tip. The woman's name is Anita, and both are attracted to each other. Sunil and Anita intend to marry, and Sunil even introduces Anita to his mother. One day when attending a party, Sunil is shocked to learn that Anita is a multi-millionaire. Stunned at this deception, he swears he will have nothing to do with her. When Anita attempts to soothe things over, Sunil does cool down. It is then he finds out that Anita's dad, who is serving time, had killed his father, and that Anita's mother is still alive, after making her living as a former prostitute.

Cast

as Sunil *

as Anita *

as Ajit Narang *

as Meena *

as Dhand Melaram *

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as Sunil's mom * Nigar Sultana as Mohinii *

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as Mrs. Modi * Santosh Kumar as Ramesh * Brahm Bhardwaj as Chopra

Soundtrack

Composed by the music duo Laxmikant Pyarelal, the songs of the film are penned by

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0175908 1968 films 1960s Hindi-language films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal