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and

Utpal Dutt Utpal Dutt (; 29 March 1929 – 19 August 1993) was an Indian actor, director, and writer-playwright. He was primarily an actor in Bengali theatre, where he became a pioneering figure in Modern Indian theatre, when he founded the "Little The ...

. The film's music is by

Bappi Lahiri Bappi Aparesh Lahiri (born Alokesh Aparesh Lahiri; 27 November 1952 – 15 February 2022), also known as Bappi Da, was an Indian singer, composer and record producer. He popularised the use of synthesised disco music in Indian music industry and ...

. The song "Maana Ho Tum" written by

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and sung by Yesudas is the highlight of this film.

Songs

The film's soundtrack was composed by

to the lyrics written by

: *"Nanha Sa Panchhi Re Tu" (part 1) –

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*"Nanha Sa Panchhi Re Tu" (part 2) – Kishore Kumar *"Bandhan Kat Gaye" –

*"Doob Raha Hai Mera Dil" –

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*"Kya Jane Yeh Duniya" –

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*"Mana Ho Tum Behad Haseen" –

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*"Mana Ho Tum" (sad) – K. J. Yesudas

Reception

Ranjan Das Gupta of ''

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'' has praised the lyrics.

References

External links

* 1978 films 1970s Hindi-language films 1970s Indian films Films scored by Bappi Lahiri {{1970s-Hindi-film-stub