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Karz (1980)

Karz poster
Original title
कर्ज़
Directed by
Subhash Ghai
Genre
drama film, action film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 37m
Rated
U
Rating
7.4 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A wealthy man is murdered by his wife, but his soul is reborn into a new life. As an adult, he returns to confront his past and seek revenge for the betrayal.

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What happens

Karz (transl. Debt) is a 1980 Indian Hindi-language fantasy psychological thriller film directed by Subhash Ghai, starring Rishi Kapoor and Tina Munim in the lead with Simi Garewal in the role of Kamini Verma, the murderous wife, which won her a Filmfare nomination. The film's music was given by Laxmikant–Pyarelal. They went on to win Filmfare Best Music Director Award for this film and Anand Bakshi received two Filmfare nominations for the lyrics of these two songs. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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