''Behram Khan'' (also spelt ''Bairam Khan'' or ''Bayram Khan'') is a

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. It was released in

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Details

The story of the movie, about the

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commander

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, was written by famed poet and writer

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, assisted by

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, and was directed by

Gajanan Jagirdar Gajanan Jagirdar (2 April 1907 – 13 August 1988) was a veteran Indian film director, screenwriter and actor. He worked in Hindi Cinema, also called Bollywood, as well as Marathi cinema. The period of 1942 to 1947, saw his rise as a film direc ...

, who also starred in it. The music was composed by Ghulam Haider. Other main cast members included

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, Yusuf Effendi, Sunalini Devi and Suresh. Poster announcing the film along with details of cast etc, 1945
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* 1946 films 1940s Hindi-language films 1940s Indian films Indian black-and-white films Films directed by Gajanan Jagirdar Indian biographical drama films Indian historical drama films Films set in the Mughal Empire {{1940s-Hindi-film-stub