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Ab Dilli Dur Nahin | |
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Directed by | Amar Kumar |
Written by | Rajinder Singh Bedi Muhafiz Hyder |
Screenplay by | Akhtar Mirza |
Story by | Akhtar Mirza |
Produced by | Raj Kapoor |
Starring | Romi Sulochana Yakub Motilal |
Cinematography | Jaywant Pathare |
Edited by | G. G. Mayekar Dinakar Shetye |
Music by | Dattaram |
Production company | R. K. Films Ltd. |
Distributed by | R. K. Films Ltd. Shemaroo Video Pvt. Ltd. |
Release date | 1957 |
Country | India |
Language | Hindi |
Ab Dilli Dur Nahin (Now Delhi is not far away) is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language film directed by Amar Kumar and written by Rajinder Singh Bedi and Muhafiz Hyder.
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The music for Ab Dilli Dur Nahin was composed by Dattaram, the lyrics penned by Shailendra and Hasrat Jaipuri, including the popular song "Chun Chun Karti Aayi Chidiya".
The film premiered in 1957.
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