Devi (1970 film)

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Devi
Devi 1970 film poster.jpg
Film poster
Directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao
Written by Inder Raj Anand (screenplay)
Prem Kapoor (dialogue)
R. S. Mani (story)
Produced byT. M. Kittu
A. V. Subramaniam
Starring Nutan
Sanjeev Kumar
CinematographyRajendra Malone
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal
Release date
  • 3 April 1970 (1970-04-03)
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Devi is a 1970 film directed by V. Madhusudhana Rao. It stars Nutan, Sanjeev Kumar in the lead roles. The music of the film was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal.

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Film poster

The film posters show different themes of the film as was often done with posters. The First shows the dutiful mother and wife caring for her child. The second shows the man smoking while leering at a dancing girl. [1]

Cast

Soundtrack

SongSinger
"Ek Hai Sab Hindustani" Asha Bhosle
Teri Haseen Nigah Ka, Ehsanmand Hoon" Lata Mangeshkar, Mohammed Rafi
"Shaadi Ke Liye"Mohammed Rafi
"Kya Jhutha Lagta Hai"Mohammed Rafi
"Jogan Pritam Ki" Usha Iyer, Lakshmi Shankar

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