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Paristan (1944)

Paristan poster
Directed by
Mahesh Kaul
Genre
fantasy film
Country
British Raj
Elsewhere
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How it feels

A fantasy film set in a mythical land of fairies. It follows characters navigating magical encounters and moral lessons.

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What happens

Paristan (lit. 'Paristan'; transl. Land of Fairies) is a 1944 Indian Hindi-language fantasy film. The film was directed by Mahesh Kaul for Acharya Art productions. It starred Pahari Sanyal, Anjali Devi, Kamal Zamindar, Sunalini Devi, Moni Chatterjee and Padma Bannerjee. The music was composed by Ninu Majumdar and the lyrics were by Roopdas and Ninu Majumdar. This was Mahesh Kaul's second film after Angoori (1943). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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