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New Delhi

New Delhi

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New Delhi

1956

2h 56m

6.5(4 votes)

Romance

Drama

Overview

Complications, impersonations and moral dilemmas arise when a Punjabi pretends to be a Tamil in order to obtain accommodation in New Delhi. An eloquent and entertaining plea for national unity that manages to showcase several cultural traditions whilst encouraging people to laugh both with and at each other.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

Kishore Kumar

Kishore Kumar

Anand D. Khanna / Anandkumar Swami

Vyjayanthimala

Vyjayanthimala

Janaki Subramaniam

Jabeen Jalil

Jabeen Jalil

Nikki

Prabhu Dayal

Ashok

Nana Palsikar

Subramaniam

Nasir Hussain

Nasir Hussain

Lala Daulatram Khanna

Dhumal

Dhumal

Kumar Swami

Brahm Bhardwaj

Brahm Bhardwaj

Daulatram's friend

Radhakrishan

Sadhuram

Mumtaz Begum

Mumtaz Begum

Daulatram's wife

Creative team

Directed by: Mohan Segal
Written by: Inder Raj Anand
Radhakrishnan
Produced by: Mohan Segal

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