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Overview

User Rating:
6.7/10   21 votes
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Director:
B.R. Chopra
Writers:
Dr. Masroor Alam (novel)
Dr. Masroor Alam (story)
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Release Date:
22 March 1985 (India) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance | Drama | Family
Awards:
2 wins more
User Comments:
quite a good one. Do not miss more (2 total)

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)
Ashok Kumar ... Mr. Nigam
Rishi Kapoor ... Dawood Mohammed Ali Khan Yusuf Zahi
Rati Agnihotri ... Sultana
Poonam Dhillon ... Kaynat Mirza
Deepak Parashar ... Sulaiman (as Deepak Prashar)
Asrani ... Constable Pandya
Sushma Seth ... Amina Bai
Shammi ... Mrs. Nigam
Yunus Parvez ... Umruddin
Achala Nagar (as Achla Nagar)
Sunita Singh ... Nadira
Iftekhar ... Lala Fakirchand
Ashalata Wabgaonkar ... Kaynat's Mother (as Asha Lata)
Ashok Sharma
Deepak Sethi
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Additional Details

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Country:
India
Language:
Hindi | Urdu
Color:
Color
Certification:
India:U
Filming Locations:
Film City, Goregaon, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India more
Company:
Sunrise Productions more

Fun Stuff

Movie Connections:
Referenced in Allah-Rakha (1986) more
Soundtrack:
Joban Anmol Balma more

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User Comments

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful.
quite a good one. Do not miss, 22 July 2002
Author: Majid Khan

A very enjoyable movie. Starts with plenty of comedy in the beginning but later on gets serious. It is a Muslim social. this is one of Rati Agnihotri's best roles and here she completely overshadows Rishi Kapoor

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