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| Perdesi | |
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| Directed by | S. A. Ghaffar |
| Written by | Syed Hussain Ali Shah Fazlani |
| Produced by | Syed Hussain Ali Shah Fazlani, Fazlani Films |
| Starring | Noor Muhammad Charlie Shamsuddin Soomro Mustafa Qureshi Lali Salomi Rumi |
| Cinematography | Suhail Hashmi |
| Music by | Ghulam Nabi Abdul Lateef |
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| Country | Pakistan |
| Language | Sindhi |
Perdesi is a 1960 Sindhi film directed by S. A. Ghaffar.
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