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Paropakari (1970)

Paropakari poster
Directed by
Y. R. Swamy
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A self-respecting young man makes a wager with his wealthy father. The film follows how this bet affects his life and relationships. Rajkumar plays a dual role with one character appearing briefly for a plot twist.

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What happens

Paropakari () is a 1970 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film written and directed by Y. R. Swamy. It stars Rajkumar and Jayanthi. It revolves around the story of a self respecting young man who wins a wager with his wealthy father. The film was produced under Bhagavathi Productions. It had a very successful soundtrack composed by Upendra Kumar. Rajkumar played dual role in a small portion of the movie where the second character appears only for thirty seconds on-screen in an important plot twist. Paropakari was the first film to be released at Nataraj theatre, Bangalore. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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