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| Kadambari | |
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| Directed by | H. K. Verma |
| Written by | Amrita Pritam |
| Starring | Vijay Arora Shabana Azmi Aparna Chowdhury |
| Music by | Vilayat Khan |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
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The story revolves around the life of a kind-hearted and mature woman (Shabana) who falls in love with a shy man (Vijay Arora) who is afraid of her mother and how she convinces him to take control of his own life with sheer determination.
The music was composed by Vilayat Khan. [2]
Author Bibekanada Ray described the film as one of the low-budgeted films starring Azmi with "strong storylines and literary flavour". [4] The Illustrated Weekly of India reported that Azmi had performed brilliantly in the film. [5] The film did not attract an audience. [2]
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... she reveal a glimpse of the brilliance with which she performed in Ankur, Parinay, Kadambari and Swami.