Aaj Ka Robin Hood | |
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Directed by | Tapan Sinha |
Written by | Tapan Sinha |
Produced by | Tapan Sinha Children's Film Society [1] |
Starring | Anil Chatterjee Utpal Dutt Nana Patekar Rabi Ghosh |
Cinematography | Kamal Nayak |
Music by | Tapan Sinha |
Distributed by | Gaurang Films |
Release date |
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Running time | 111 minutes [2] |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Aaj Ka Robin Hood (Translation: Today's Robin Hood) is a 1988 Indian Hindi adventure-drama film directed and produced by Tapan Sinha. [3] It stars Anil Chatterjee, Utpal Dutt, Nana Patekar, Rabi Ghosh and Satish Shah in lead roles. [4] [5] Music for the film was also scored by Tapan Sinha. [1] [2]
The film was a great success in the box office. The shooting of the film was done in Ranka Palace, Garhwa, Jharkhand. The film won the 1988 Berlin International Film Festival award under UNICEF Jury Commendation. [6] [7]
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