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| Directed by | N. R. Acharya |
| Written by | Saradindu Bandopadhyay J.S. Kashyap |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Composer: Saraswati Devi, Ramchandra Pal |
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Release date | 1940 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Azad is a 1940 social Hindi movie directed by N. R. Acharya [1] and produced by Bombay Talkies. [2]
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Azad may refer to:
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