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  • Purab Aur Pachhim (1970)
  • 142 min | Drama, Romance
Purab Aur Pachhim (1970)
142 min | Drama, Romance

Circa British rule in India, Harnam betrays a freedom fighter, and as a result is rewarded, but the freedom fighter is killed, leaving his wife, and family devastated and destitute. Years later, the freedom fighter's son, Bharat, has grown...See moreCirca British rule in India, Harnam betrays a freedom fighter, and as a result is rewarded, but the freedom fighter is killed, leaving his wife, and family devastated and destitute. Years later, the freedom fighter's son, Bharat, has grown up and goes to Britain to study. On his arrival in Britain, he is quite shocked to find that the Indian population settled there, shun India and Indians. He takes it upon himself to try and change their way of thinking, meets with Prithi, a Blondie of Indian origin, and both fall in love. Prithi accompanies him to India, and is appalled at the conditions that Bharat and his family in. Will this shock end their relationship? Written by rAjOo (gunwanti@hotmail.com) See less
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Director
Writers
Shashi Goswami (story) (as Smt. Shashi Goswami) | Manoj Kumar (written by)
Producer
Composers
Anandji Veerji Shah (as Anandji) | Kalyanji Veerji Shah (as Kalyanji)
Cinematographer
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Updated Jun 22, 1979

Release date
Jun 22, 1979 (Portugal)

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24 cast members
Name Known for
Ashok Kumar
Bharat's Guru / Dada Bharat's Guru / Dada   See fewer
Saira Banu
Preeti Preeti   See fewer
Manoj Kumar
Bharat Bharat   See fewer
Pran Sikand
Harnam (as Pran) Harnam (as Pran)   See fewer
Bharti
Gopi Gopi   See fewer
Nirupa Roy
Kaushalya (Harnam's Wife) Kaushalya (Harnam's Wife)   See fewer
Barbara Lindley
Christina Christina   See fewer
Shammi
Rita (Preeti's mom) Rita (Preeti's mom)   See fewer
Leela Mishra
Mrs Lalchand - Wife of man employed in Britain Mrs Lalchand - Wife of man employed in Britain   See fewer
Kamini Kaushal
Ganga - Bharat's mom Ganga - Bharat's mom   See fewer
Prem Chopra
Omkar / OP Omkar / OP   See fewer
Madan Puri
Mr. D P Sharma - Preeti's dad Mr. D P Sharma - Preeti's dad   See fewer
Manmohan
Mohan Mohan   See fewer
Asit Kumar Sen
Lalchand - Man employed in Britain (as Asit Sen) Lalchand - Man employed in Britain (as Asit Sen)   See fewer
Rajendranath Malhotra
Shankar (as Rajendra Nath) Shankar (as Rajendra Nath)   See fewer
Vinod Khanna
Shamu - Gopi's groom Shamu - Gopi's groom   See fewer
Krishan Dhawan
Om - Bharat's dad Om - Bharat's dad   See fewer
Kuljit Singh
Shankar's friend Shankar's friend   See fewer
Rammohan Sharma
British soldier (as Ram Mohan) British soldier (as Ram Mohan)   See fewer
C.K. Sobti
Actor (as Sobti) Actor (as Sobti)   See fewer
Joginder Shelly
College student in audience (as Joginder) College student in audience (as Joginder)   See fewer
O.P. Kohli
Actor Actor   See fewer
Om Prakash
Mohan's father-in-law Mohan's father-in-law   See fewer
Sopariwala
In Crowd (uncredited) In Crowd (uncredited)   See fewer
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