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When Vishnu, a reputed judge, is mistakenly assumed as Anil, who is the murderer of Dhanraj, he decides to travel to Anil's home town and unravel the mystery behind it.

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Diwan Anil Kumar / Judge Vishnu Sahay
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Meena
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Rajan
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Mala (as Bindu)
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Johar aka Birbal
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Padma
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Meena's Father
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Dr. Khanna
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Prosecuting Lawyer
Badri Prasad ...
Pandit
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Mr. Rana (as Kesho Rana)
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Mr. Shetty (as Jagdishraj)
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Dhanraj
Sabina
S.K. Prem
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Young Anil / Young Sunil (as Master Sachin)
Master Shahid ...
Young Birbal
Master Ramish Iman
Baby Reena ...
Young Meena
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Public Prosecutor - Anil Kumar's case
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Khemchand
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(as Praveen Kumar)
Pratap Pawar
Uma Dutt ...
Mr. Rai
Narbada Shankar ...
(as Narbada Shanker)
C.L. Shah
Nazir Kashmiri
Lala Nazir
Munshi Munakka ...
(as Munshi Munaqqa)
Deepak
Laxmi Narayan Yadav
Ishar Singh ...
(as Ishwar Singh)
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Dancer who portraited Judge Vishnu Sahay (as Gopi Krishan)
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Cabaret Dancer (as Jayshri T.)
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In the crowd (uncredited)

Directed by

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B.R. Chopra

Written by

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Akhtar-Ul-Iman ... (dialogue) (as Akhtar Ul Iman)
 
I.S. Johar ... (story)

Produced by

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B.R. Chopra ... producer
Ravi Chopra ... assistant producer

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Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar ... (as Laxmikant)
Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma ... (as Pyarelal)

Cinematography by

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Dharam Chopra ... director of photography

Editing by

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Pran Mehra

Editorial Department

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R.P. Bapat ... assistant editor
Naresh Malhotra ... assistant editor (as Naresh)
S.B. Mane ... chief assistant editor
P.G. Mulay ... color consultant: Bombay Film Laboratories Pvt. Ltd. (as P.G. Muley)

Art Direction by

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Sant Singh

Costume Design by

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Bhanu Athaiya ... costume designer: ladies
Shalini Shah ... costume designer: ladies (as Shalini)

Makeup Department

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Deepak ... assistant makeup artist
Pandhari Juker ... makeup artist
Meera Mayekar ... hair stylist (as Meera)
Meena Rao ... hair stylist (as Meena)
Suryakant Sawant ... assistant makeup artist (as Suryakant)
Ranjana Seth ... assistant makeup artist

Production Management

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Ishar Singh ... production manager
Laxmi Narayan Yadav ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Ravi Chopra ... assistant director
Vas Dev Dheer ... assistant director (as Vasdev Dheer)
Chand Kapoor ... assistant director (as Chand Kapur)
R.K. Sibal ... chief assistant director

Art Department

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Anand ... assistant art director
R.G. Gaekwad ... chief assistant art director (as Gaekwad)

Sound Department

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Aziz ... sound assistant
B.K. Chaturvedi ... chief sound assistant (as V.K. Chaturvedi)
Mangesh Desai ... sound re-recordist
M.A. Shaikh ... audiographer

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Ansari ... main titles: G.D. Art
Gordhanbhai Patel ... special effects

Camera and Electrical Department

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Narayan Rao Das ... chief assistant camera (as Narayan Rao)
Vasant Kalgutkar ... assistant camera
Morwade ... chief electrician
Roshanlal Sharma ... still photographer

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Harish ... wardrobe assistant
Jaikishan ... wardrobe (as Jaikishan)

Music Department

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Asha Bhosle ... playback singer (as Asha Bhonsle)
Mangesh Desai ... song recordist
Gorakh ... music assistant
Mahendra Kapoor ... playback singer (as Mahinder Kapoor)
Minoo Katrak ... song recordist
Sahir Ludhianvi ... lyricist
Hemanta Mukherjee ... playback singer (as Hemant Kumar)
Mohammad Rafi ... playback singer: "Na Tu Zameen Ke Liye" (as Mohammed Rafi)
Shashikant ... music assistant

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Raj Kumar Chopra ... outdoor unit incharge
Karan Dewan ... production executive
Gopi Krishna ... choreographer
Ram Kumar ... publicity designer
V. Padmakar ... supervisor (as Padmakar)
Bunny Reuben ... public relations officer
C.V.K. Sastry ... production controller
V.P. Sathe ... publicist
Sohanlal ... choreographer
D.H. Vengurlekar ... production secretary

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Plot Summary

Judge Vishnu Sahai was brought up in an orphanage and has no knowledge of his family background nor of his religion. He is married to beautiful Mala, who he loves very much, and he has a loyal and trusting friend in Rajan. He is very much revered and respected in the city of Gorakhpur. One day he travels to Mussoorie to attend a case. He meets with a stranger, they share a table, then they play cards. After playing cards Vishnu passes out, and when he wakes he finds himself under arrest for the murder of one Dhanraj. Angered at this, he loudly voices his innocence, that he is a Judge. But he is told that his real name is Anil Kumar, the owner of a theater in Delhi, who had a dispute with a man named Dhanraj, and killed him. Shortly thereafter the Prosecuting Attorney informs the court that Dhanraj had died of a heart-attack, and as a result Vishnu is discharged. Anxious to go home to his wife and friend, he gets a shock when he is told that his body has been burnt beyond recognition in a car accident. Anxious to clear this misunderstanding, he returns home to Gorakhpur and finds that Mala is having an affair with Rajan. Devastated and heart-broken he rests on a bench at Gorakhpur Railway Station when a man named Johar approaches him, calls him Diwan Anil Kumar, and convinces him to travel with him to Delhi and his palatial home. In order to solve this riddle, Vishnu travels to Delhi, where he is welcomed at his estate by his staff and a woman named Meena. While attempting to solve the Anil Kumar mystery and how he was killed, he gets embroiled in another puzzle, when Meena calls by the name of Sunil. Watch as events unfold that will finally unravel the truth about Vishnu's identity. Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com)

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Did You Know?

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Trivia Asha Parekh was offered the film but she declined. She did not want to play a vamp in her first film with Dilip Kumar. Bindu Desai, her previous co-star from Aya Sawan Jhoom Ke (1969) and Kati Patang (1970), later took the role. In her 2017 memoir, "The Hit Girl", Asha complimented Bindu's performance in this film. See more »
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