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Armaan (1942)

Armaan poster
Directed by
Kidar Sharma
Country
British Raj
Runtime
2h 07m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy young man goes blind and cannot recognize the woman he loves. She helps him regain his sight.

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What happens

Armaan (transl. Desire) also called Arman, is a Bollywood film. It was released in 1942. Arman was the first film that Kidar Sharma directed for Ranjit Studios and also his first in Bombay since his shift from Calcutta. The story, dialogue and lyrics were also by Sharma. It had music by Gyan Dutt. The cinematographer was D. K. Ambre. The cast included Motilal, Shamim, Nagendra Majumdar, Bhagwandas, and Rajkumari. The story was a romantic melodrama involving a young rich man who loses his eyesight and is unable to recognise the girl he loves, who helps restore his sight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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