Kali Ganga

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Kali Ganga
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Directed byRaj N. Sippy
Written byKumar Ramsay
Anwar Khan (dialogues)
Produced byKumar Ramsay
Starring Dimple Kapadia
Govinda
Anuradha Patel
Suresh Oberoi
CinematographyAshok Gunjal
Edited byV. N. Mayekar
Music by Bappi Lahiri
Production
company
Ramsay Motion Pictures
Release date
  • 1 June 1990 (1990-06-01)
Country India
Language Hindi

Kali Ganga is a Bollywood action film released in 1990 and stars Dimple Kapadia in the title role of an dacoit, [1] along with Govinda, Anuradha Patel, Suresh Oberoi in pivotal roles. [2] [3]

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Plot

Ganga lives with her mother and two brothers Chote and Govinda. Her one brother Chote gets severely tortured by goons. A ruthless Thakur Hukumchand and his gang of four rowdies terrorise the village. They kill Chote and gang rape Ganga and destroy the whole family. Ganga become dacoit to take revenge.

Cast

Soundtrack

  1. "Chhuo Na Chhuo Na Yu Mujhe Chhuo Na" – Alisha Chinai, Shailendra Singh
  2. "Mere Dil Ne Sapna Jo Dekha Tha" – Mohammed Aziz
  3. "Hawa Ye Hawa" – Uttara Kelkar
  4. "O Maa Devi Maa" – S. Janaki

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