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Badnam Farishte (1971)

Badnam Farishte poster
Directed by
Qamar Narvi
Country
India
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A court drama where two lawyers defend unemployed young people who turned to crime. The story focuses on the legal battle and the reasons behind their choices.

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What happens

Badnam Farishte (lit. 'Notorious Angels') is a 1971 Bollywood court drama film. The film has Rajesh Khanna and Sharmila Tagore as lawyers who fight for unemployed youth who had gotten into the crime world. These two actors made extended guest appearances in this film. The introduction commentary was done by Dharmendra. The cast included mostly the newcomers and struggling artistes of that time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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