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Aashirwad (1968)

Aashirwad poster
Directed by
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Genre
drama, family
Country
India
Runtime
2h 26m
Rating
8.2 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

An aging man struggles with his changing role in his family, seeking his daughter's respect and blessing. The story follows his efforts to reconcile with her and find his place.

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What happens

Aashirwad (transl. Blessing) is a 1968 Bollywood film, directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee. The film main stars Ashok Kumar, Veena (actress), Sumita Sanyal and Sanjeev Kumar. The film is notable for Ashok Kumar & Veena (actress) life time performances and its also inclusion of a rap-like song performed by Ashok Kumar, "Rail Gaadi" & "Nav Chali". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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