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DASTAAN (1972)

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Romantic drama/thriller revolving around twin brothers Anil and Sunil who have a childhood friend Meena. One day they are tragically separated whilst at a fair. Sunil disappears but Meena never gives up hope that he will return. The story jumps forward to several years later. Vishnu Sahai is a well known and respected judge from Gorakhpur who has been brought up in an orphanage with no knowledge af any family. He is married to Mala and Rajan is a good friend of theirs. One day after a night out with friends, he passes out and awakes to find himself charged with the murder of a man called Dhanraj. He protests his innocence but is accused of being Anil Kumar and the owner of a theatre in Delhi who had a dispute with Dhanraj. When it is established that Dhanraj died from a heart attack, Vishnu is freed and sets out to solve the riddle surrounding his mistaken identity.

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