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266:) on a robbery charge and he is caught by the police and put in jail. While he's behind bars his sister is kidnapped by Chand, who wants to marry her. When Sunder is released from jail he is told about his sister being kidnapped. However, love for Kokila has changed Chand from the villainous character and reformed him. He is due to marry Kokila. Suraj, unaware of the change and the impending marriage, rushes in and stabs Chand. Chand is rushed to the hospital. While he's battling for his life, the court procedures begin against Sunder. Finally, Chand turns up in court aided by Champa, to prove he's alive. The film ends on a happy note, with the two pairs of lovers uniting. 31: 359:, called the film a "little harmless entertainment, bereft of common sense", while commending the actor Ishwarlal for doing a good job. Keshavrao Date was criticised for accepting a meaningless role. Patel stated that Motilal's talents were "wasted" in the film. 237:
With two love stories as a format, the film pits the rich against the poor, in the shape of two pairs of lovers; a poor-girl-rich-boy, and a rich-boy-poor-girl. The film showed Motilal as a villain who reforms through the love of Kokila, played by Khursheed.
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scene, with the people being drenched in colour. Sunder (Ishwarlal) is a poor man who lives with his mother and sister Kokila (
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Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen; Professor of Critical Studies Paul Willemen (10 July 2014).
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and Amritlal , and "Oonchi Nigahon Ke Teer" sung by Miss Kalyani.
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Sadiq 1051:Deewana 1019:Dillagi 995:Sanyasi 907:Baghban 875:Sultana 699:(4): 23 608:(4): 53 475:Motilal 396:Singer 276:Motilal 260:Motilal 224:Motilal 165:Country 142: ( 119:company 76:Motilal 1102:(1975) 1094:(1966) 1086:(1958) 1078:(1955) 1075:Yasmin 1070:(1955) 1062:(1953) 1054:(1952) 1046:(1951) 1038:(1950) 1035:Dastan 1030:(1949) 1027:Dulari 1022:(1949) 1014:(1947) 1006:(1946) 998:(1945) 990:(1944) 982:(1943) 979:Sanjog 974:(1943) 971:Kanoon 966:(1942) 963:Sharda 958:(1942) 950:(1941) 942:(1940) 934:(1940) 926:(1940) 918:(1939) 915:Thokar 910:(1938) 902:(1937) 894:(1937) 891:Mandir 886:(1936) 878:(1934) 870:(1934) 862:(1933) 854:(1932) 846:(1931) 838:(1931) 830:(1930) 822:(1930) 814:(1930) 806:(1929) 719:"Holi" 663:  628:"Holi" 1043:Jadoo 947:Swami 939:Pooja 931:Pagal 899:Milap 393:Title 308:Ghory 305:Dixit 192:Hindi 176:Hindi 168:India 1011:Dard 923:Holi 754:IMDb 731:2015 705:2015 674:2015 661:ISBN 640:2015 614:2015 580:2015 357:Holi 341:Holi 270:Cast 248:Holi 242:Plot 222:and 204:Holi 196:Urdu 189:1940 184:Holi 144:1940 140:1940 24:Holi 752:at 537:13 526:12 515:11 504:10 1118:: 721:. 695:. 691:. 630:. 604:. 600:. 588:^ 566:. 493:9 482:8 468:7 458:6 448:5 437:4 426:3 412:2 401:1 202:. 782:e 775:t 768:v 733:. 707:. 697:6 676:. 642:. 616:. 606:6 582:. 390:# 194:/ 146:)

Index


A. R. Kardar
Chandulal Shah
Motilal
Khursheed
Sitara Devi
Khemchand Prakash
Ranjit Movietone
1940
Hindi
Urdu
A. R. Kardar
Ranjit Movietone
Khemchand Prakash
D. N. Madhok
Khursheed
Motilal
Sitara Devi
Keshavrao Date
Holi
Khursheed
Sitara Devi
Motilal
Keshavrao Date
Motilal
Khursheed
Ishwarlal
Sitara Devi
Keshavrao Date
Lala Yakub

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