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Jai Santoshi Maa (1975)

Jai Santoshi Maa poster
Original title
जय संतोषी माँ
Directed by
Vijay Sharma
Genre
drama
Country
India
Runtime
2h 25m
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman devotes herself to the goddess Santoshi Maa, seeking help through her troubles. The film follows her journey of faith and the blessings she receives.

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What happens

Jai Santoshi Maa is a 1975 Indian Hindi-language devotional film directed by Vijay Sharma and written R. Priyadarshi. Santoshī Mā (also called Santoshi Mata) is the goddess of satisfaction. Usha Mangeshkar, sang the devotional songs for the film along with Mahendra Kapoor and the famous poet Kavi Pradeep, who wrote the song' lyrics. Made on a low-budget, the film became one of the most successful films at the box office grossing over INR 67 crore at the time. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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