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Joshila (1973)

Joshila poster
Directed by
Yash Chopra
Genre
prison film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 17m
Rated
U
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man is wrongly imprisoned and escapes to clear his name. He gets caught up in a shadowy world of crime and hidden motives involving the people around him.

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What happens

Joshila (English: Spirited) is a 1973 Hindi-language action thriller film directed by Yash Chopra. The film stars Dev Anand, Hema Malini and Raakhee. Most outdoor parts of the movie were shot in Darjeeling, West Bengal. The film is loosely inspired by James Hadley Chase's 1959 novel, Shock Treatment. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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