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, starring

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, Naseeruddin Shah,

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in lead roles. This movie was released on 21 July 1989 and is based on the British movie ''

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'' (1957), which was an inspiration for the

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thriller ''

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'' and ''One of My Wives Is Missing'' (TV Movie 1976). The film was remade in Telugu as ''Police Report'' and in Kannada as ''Agni Sakshi''.

Plot

Ravi Kapoor (

) and his wife Anita are holidaying in

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. One night, Anita disappears suddenly. Ravi goes searching her everywhere but in vain. He then files a police report about her missing status and Inspector Balveer Singh ( Naseeruddin Shah) begins the search for her. The next day, Ravi gets a call from Father Anthony (

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) saying that his missing wife is with him in the church, but when Ravi meets her, he claims that the woman is not his wife. Inspector Balveer finds all the evidence is against Ravi, despite his attempts to prove otherwise. Who is this mysterious woman and why is she claiming to be Ravi's wife? Ravi still maintains that the woman is not Anita, however one-by-one all evidence seems to suggest otherwise. Starting with wedding photos, to Bobby Singh and Dr Saxena identifying the new woman as Anita, to eventually Ravi's daughter also identifying her, Ravi is not able to prove that she's not his wife.

Cast

as Ravi Kapoor * Naseeruddin Shah as Inspector Balveer Singh *

as Anita Kapoor *

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as Bobby Singh / Dobby Singh (Double Role) *

as Father Anthony *

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as Dr. Saxena * Sudha Shivpuri as Sudha Rana *

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as Gulabo Singh *

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as Dancer in song "Aaj Ki Biwi" *

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as Dancer in song "Bolo Bolo"

Soundtrack

References

External links

* 1989 films Films scored by Bappi Lahiri 1980s Hindi-language films Indian mystery thriller films Hindi remakes of Bengali films Indian remakes of British films Films directed by Keshu Ramsay 1980s mystery thriller films Films set in Nepal Films shot in Kathmandu Films shot in Nepal {{1980s-Hindi-film-stub