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Janwar (1965)

Janwar poster
Directed by
Bhappi Sonie
Genre
comedy, music, romance
Country
India
Runtime
4h 07m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to win the love of a woman he is interested in. The film follows his romantic pursuit and the complications that arise.

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What happens

Janwar (transl. Animal) is a 1965 Indian Hindi-language romantic drama film directed by Bhappi Sonie and written by Sachin Bhowmick. It stars Shammi Kapoor and Rajshree in the lead roles. The music is composed by Shankar-Jaikishan and the lyrics are by Hasrat Jaipuri, Shailendra and Faiz Ahmad Faiz. It was among the highest grossers of the year and is notable for a rendition of the song "Dekho Ab To Kisi Ko Nahin Hai Khabar", set to the tune of the Beatles song "I Wanna Hold Your Hand". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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