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Jeevan Mrityu (1970)

Jeevan Mrityu poster
Directed by
Satyen Bose
Genre
crime, romance, drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 38m
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is presumed dead in an accident but survives with a changed identity. He must navigate a web of crime and personal loss as he tries to reclaim his old life.

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What happens

Jeevan Mrityu (transl. Life and death) is a 1970 Hindi-language crime action thriller film produced by Tarachand Barjatya for Rajshri Productions. The film starred Dharmendra, Raakhee, Ajit, Rajindernath and Leela Chitnis. The film was a remake of a 1967 Bengali film Jiban Mrityu starring Uttam Kumar and Supriya Devi in lead roles. The film's music was composed by Laxmikant Pyarelal while Anand Bakshi penned the lyrics. The film was dubbed in Malayalam as Jeevitha Samaram. The film was Raakhee's debut in Hindi film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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