Baazi (1968 film)

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Baazi
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Directed by Moni Bhattacharjee
Produced byTony Walker
Starring Dharmendra
Waheeda Rehman
Johnny Walker
Helen
Music by Kalyanji-Anandji
Release date
  • 1 November 1968 (1968-11-01)
Running time
141 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Baazi is a 1968 Bollywood thriller film directed by Moni Bhattacharjee. It stars Dharmendra, Waheeda Rehman, Johnny Walker, Helen. The music of the film was composed by Kalyanji-Anandji. [1] [2]

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Plot

Elizabeth D'Souza (Waheeda Rehman)'s uncle is in deep financial crisis. He somehow manages to prove his own death and cremate someone else's body in order to claim 250 thousand rupees (a huge amount during the 1960s) from an insurance company. Inspector Ajay (Dharmendra) unfolds the mystery. [3] [4]

Cast

Soundtrack

Song [5] Singer
"Aa Mere Gale Lag Ja" Lata Mangeshkar
"Main Haseena Nazneena, Main Sameena Mahjabeena" Lata Mangeshkar, Asha Bhosle
"Dil Toota, Roye Naina" Asha Bhosle
"Pyar Ki Yeh Baaten" Asha Bhosle
"Ek Anar, Do Beemar" Manna Dey

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