Do Ladke Dono Kadke

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Do Ladke Dono Kadke
Directed by Basu Chatterjee
Produced by
Starring
Cinematography K. K. Mahajan
Music by Hemant Kumar
Release date
  • 5 January 1979 (1979-01-05) [1]
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi

Do Ladke Dono Kadke is a 1979 Bollywood drama comedy film directed by Basu Chatterjee [2] starring Amol Palekar, Moushumi Chatterjee and Asrani in lead roles. [3] The film produced and music composed by Hemant Kumar. [4]

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Plot

Hari and Ramu, two petty thieves decide to rob a house that kidnappers had decided to kidnap a child from. Chaos ensues as the child ends up with the petty thieves, and both the thieves and the kidnappers claim the ransom. Assorted characters show up to claim the reward offered by the child's parents. [5] [6]

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Hemant Kumar and written by Yogesh.

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References

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