Kaafiron Ki Namaaz

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Kaafiron Ki Namaaz
Directed byRam Ramesh Sharma
Written byRam Ramesh Sharma
Produced byBhargav Saikia
StarringAlok Chaturvedi
Chandrahas Tiwari
Megh Pant
Cinematography A. Vasanth
Edited byJoydip Mukhopadhyay
Music byAdvaith Namlekar
Release date
  • 7 April 2016 (2016-04-07)
Running time
149 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguagesHindi
Kashmiri
English

Kaafiron Ki Namaaz is a 2016 Hindi language film written and directed by Ram Ramesh Sharma. [1] [2] The film won four awards including the Best Feature Film at the third Ladakh International Film Festival. [3]

The film was digitally released on 7 April 2016. [4]

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