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Parchhain (1952)

Parchhain poster
Directed by
V. Shantaram
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 30m
Rating
9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is accidentally blinded by a woman. He falls in love with her. When he regains his sight, he loses her.

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What happens

Parchhain (Shadow) is a 1952 Hindi romantic melodrama film directed by V. Shantaram. The production company was Rajkamal Kalamandir. The story and dialogue were by Shams Lakhnavi, with cinematography by G. Balakrishna. Music direction was by C. Ramchandra and the lyricists was Noor Lakhnavi. The cast included V. Shantaram, Jayashree, Sandhya, Lalita Pawar, Wasti and Saroj Khan. Parchhain is cited as one of the films produced by Shantaram that was of "exceptional merit". The story revolves around a man who is accidentally blinded by a woman whom he falls in love with, only to lose her when he regains his sight. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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