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Son of India (1962)

Son of India poster
Directed by
Mehboob Khan
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 35m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a Bollywood film about a young boy and his family. It follows their struggles and the boy's patriotic journey.

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What happens

Son of India is a Bollywood film released in 1962. This film was written and directed by Mehboob Khan, starring Sajid Khan, Kamaljit, Simi Garewal, Jayant and Kumkum. The music was composed by Naushad and with Shakeel Badayuni as the lyricist. It was a spiritual successor to Mehboob Khan's previous film, Mother India (1957). This movie's soundtrack consisted of some iconic Bollywood songs including the popular patriotic song titled "Nanha Munna Rahi Hoon Desh Ka Sipahi Hoon". The film was a box office bomb. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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