''Pandit Aur Pathan'' () is a 1977 Indian

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

-language

action film Action film is a film genre in which the protagonist is thrust into a series of events that typically involve violence and physical feats. The genre tends to feature a mostly resourceful hero struggling against incredible odds, which include l ...

directed by

Joginder Shelly Joginder (real name Joginder Shelly) was an Indian actor, director, producer, writer, singer, songwriter and distributor. Two Hindi films produced, directed, written, acted and distributed by him were "Super Hits" – ''Bindiya Aur Bandook'' an ...

Cast

* Agha as Hairan * Helen as Salma *

Nazir Hussain Nazir Hussain (15 May 1922 – 16 October 1987) was an Indian actor, director and screenwriter. He was famous as a character actor in Hindi cinema and acted in almost 500 films. Dev Anand starred in a large proportion of the films he acted i ...

as Roopa's blind dad *

Dheeraj Kumar Dheeraj Kumar (born 1 October 1944) is an Indian actor, television producer and director. He started Creative Eye Limited, a television production house in 1986. He has acted in both Bollywood and Punjabi films, including '' Sargam'' (1979), ' ...

as Birju *

Kiran Kumar Kiran Kumar (born as Deepak Dhar; 20 October 1953) is an Indian screen and theatre actor. He has worked in numerous Hindi, Bhojpuri and Gujarati television and film productions. His latest work in drama is ''Charlie 2''. Personal life Kumar co ...

as Inspector Anand *

Mehmood Mahmud is a transliteration of the male Arabic given name (), common in most parts of the Islamic world. It comes from the Arabic triconsonantal root Ḥ-M-D, meaning ''praise'', along with ''Muhammad''. Siam Mahmud *Mahmood (singer) (born 1 ...

as Shankar Pandit *

Ram Mohan Ram Mohan (26 August 1931 – 11 October 2019) was an Indian animator, title designer and design educator, who was also known as father of Indian Animation and was a veteran in the Indian animation industry, who started his career at the Cartoo ...

as Ramzan *

Mukri Mohammed Umar Mukri (5 January 1922 – 4 September 2000), popularly known as Mukri, was an Indian actor, who worked as a comedian in Hindi films. Born as Muhammad Umar Mukri in Uran, in Kokani Muslim Family. He started his film career with th ...

as Parheshan *

Nazneen Nazneen is an Indian Bollywood actress who was active in the 1970s and 1980s. She was born on (23 February 1958) in Kolkata and studied in Lucknow before moving to Mumbai with her parents. She was cast in ''Sa-Re-Ga-Ma-Pa'' (1972) after meetin ...

as Radha *

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Press Release, Seema Kapoor Seema Kapoor Chhibber is an Indian actress, dancer and model from 1970s and 1980s. She appeared in the films ''Dharmatma ''Dharmatma'' () is a 1975 Hindi thriller movie and the first Bollywood film to be shot in Afghanistan. It was produced ...

as Radha's friend *

Joginder Joginder (real name Joginder Shelly) was an Indian actor, director, producer, writer, singer, songwriter and distributor. Two Hindi films produced, directed, written, acted and distributed by him were "Super Hits" – ''Bindiya Aur Bandook'' an ...

as Sher 'Sheroo' Khan

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* Jayshree T. as Chamakchalho *

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as Police Inspector *Meena T. as Roopa

Songs

#"Bam Bam Bhole Khila De Bhang Ke Gole" -

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 Bhe ...

Asha Bhosle Asha Bhosle (; Mangeshkar; born 8 September 1933) is an Indian playback singer, entrepreneur and occasional actress and television personality who predominantly works in Indian Cinema. Known for her versatility, she has been described in th ...

#"Mai Pandit Tu Pathan Ek Dhuje Per Kurbaan" - Mohammed Rafi,

#"Bataye Rakhi Ka Vyavahar" - Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sonik, Dilraj Kaur, Sunita #"Kya Le Ke Aaya Tha Kya Le Ke Jaana Hai" - Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey #"O Mera Imaan Tujhpe Kurbaan" - Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey #"Tune Pyar Se Liya Jo Mera Naam" - Asha Bhosle #"Kaise Bhoolun Meri Khatir Tune Ki Kurbaani" - Mohammed Rafi, Manna Dey, Asha Bhosle, Kumar Sonik, Dilraj Kaur, Sunita

References

External links

* 1977 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1977 action films Films scored by Sonik-Omi Indian action films Pashtun diaspora in India {{1970s-action-film-stub