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romantic drama film Romance films involve romantic love stories recorded in visual media for broadcast in theatres or on television that focus on passion (emotion), passion, emotion, and the affectionate romantic involvement of the main characters. Typically their ...

directed by

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. The film stars

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as the lead actors and is supported by A. K. Hangal,

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. The film's music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The story revolves around the adventures of Rajesh Khanna after he suffers from amnesia post accident and falls in love with and marries a fisher woman, whereas his sophisticated city-bred girlfriend waits for him in the city. The film had the popular song ''Main Tere Pyar Mein Pagal'' sung by Kishore Kumar and Lata Mangeshkar.

Plot summary

Adivasi Mahua lives a poor lifestyle in a fishing village along with her widowed father. One day, the local Poojary comes across a seemingly menacing looking male, feeds him, and asks Mahua's dad to look after him. This male has no memory and they name him Kishan. Shortly thereafter, Mahua and Kishan fall in love and get married. After about 2 months, Kishan goes to the city and does not return home. A frantic Mahua and her father go to the police as well as to the city to search for him, albeit in vain and return home. Mahua continues to worry about Kishan and sets out on her own to try to locate him. She meets with a doctor who informs her that he recalls treating a male fitting Kishan's description and gives her his

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address. Mahua travels to Bombay and locates Kishan's house. This is where she will find out that Kishan now calls himself Mohan Khanna, is wealthy, lives in a mansion but who now refuses to recognize her, and is about to become formally engaged to equally wealthy Meena Mehra.

Cast

as Kishan/Mohan Khanna *

as Mahua * Moushami Chatterji as Meena Mehra *Vikram as Dr. Vinod, Chanda's fiancée *Braham Bhardawaj as Senior doctor * Janki Dass as Rodrigues, Khanna Enterprises' accountant * Javed Khan as Eve teaser *Birbal as Bhelpuri vendor * Helen * Master Bhagwan *

* A. K. Hangal *

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*Chandru Atma *

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as Mahua's father *Rippy Singh as Chanda(Courtesan)

Soundtrack

References

External links

* {{Sagar Arts 1979 films Indian romantic drama films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films 1979 romantic drama films Films scored by Laxmikant–Pyarelal Films directed by Ramanand Sagar