''Ek Nari Do Roop'' is a 1973
Bollywood
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crime
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drama film
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directed by Madhusudan. The film stars
Roopesh Kumar
Roopesh Kumar (born as Abbas Farashahi; 16 January 1946 – 29 January 1995) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995. He is widely remembered for his comic ...
,
Nadira and
Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 15 July 1946) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliament ...
. The movie has two famous songs; "Tum Samjho To Achha Hai" sung by
Kishore Kumar
Kishore Kumar (born Abhas Kumar Ganguly; ; 4 August 1929 – 13 October 1987) was an Indian playback singer, musician and actor. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest, most influential and dynamic singers in the history of modern India ...
and
Asha Bhosle
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and "Dil Ka Soona Saaz Tarana Dhundega", sung by
Mohammed Rafi
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.
The movie is loosely based on the 1959 novel ''Shock Treatment'' by
James Hadley Chase
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.
Cast
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Shatrughan Sinha
Shatrughan Prasad Sinha (born 15 July 1946) is an Indian actor and politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha from Asansol constituency as a member of All India Trinamool Congress (TMC). Earlier he was elected as Member of Parliament ...
as Vishal
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Rashmi Dhawan as Lalita
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Asha Sachdev
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as Sujata
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Madan Puri
Madan Puri (30 September 1915 – 13 January 1985) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Punjabi films. His brothers were actors Chaman Puri and Amrish Puri. As a character actor mainly in negative roles (villain), he acted in about 430 films in ...
as Belani
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Iftekhar
Iftekhar Ahmed Sharif (22 February 1920 – 4 March 1995), often mononymously credited as Iftekhar or Iftikhar, was an Indian actor who mainly worked in Hindi cinema. He is known for his film roles as a police officer.
Career
Iftekhar wa ...
as Dinesh
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Malika as Sameena
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Roopesh Kumar
Roopesh Kumar (born as Abbas Farashahi; 16 January 1946 – 29 January 1995) was a character actor in Bollywood films, especially known for his role as a villain in over 100 Hindi films from 1965 to 1995. He is widely remembered for his comic ...
as Ali Ahmed "Pocketmaar"
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Mehmood Junior
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Life and career
Sayyed act ...
as Ramu
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Chaman Puri
Chaman Puri (2 October 1914 – 26 June 1998) was an Indian actor of Hindi and Punjabi films. His younger brothers were Bollywood actors Madan Puri and Amrish Puri.
Early life
Chaman Puri was the first of five children, with younger brothers Ma ...
as Petrol Pump Owner
Songs
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1973 films
1970s Hindi-language films
1970s Indian films
1973 crime drama films
Indian crime drama films
Hindi-language crime drama films
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