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Raja Rani (1973)
Family, Romance

Widowed and with a small son, Raja, Janaki works as a maidservant with a wealthy man. When Raja falls ill, she has no money to get medicines, so she agrees to spend a night with her employer in return for money. Raja does recover, but on ...See moreWidowed and with a small son, Raja, Janaki works as a maidservant with a wealthy man. When Raja falls ill, she has no money to get medicines, so she agrees to spend a night with her employer in return for money. Raja does recover, but on the very day, Janaki kills herself. Left alone, Raja takes to petty theft and when he grows up he is a career criminal, robbing people's houses in the dead of night, one of his victim's included the gorgeous Bollywood actress, Mumtaz, and on another occasion, he assumes the disguise of a groom, gets married to a woman named Nirmala, in order to escape from the police. While attending Courtesan Ranibai's dance, he comes to her rescue, both fall in love, decide to give up their respective careers and get married. But this is easier said than done, as both find that their past will not permit them to live a normal life, especially when Ranibai finds out that Raja was the one responsible for forcing her to be a courtesan. Written by rAjOo ([email protected]) See less
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Director
Sachin Bhowmick (as Sachin Bhaumick)
Writers
Sachin Bhowmick (written by) (as Sachin Bhaumick) | Ramesh Pant (dialogue)
Producer
Composer
Rahul Dev Burman (as R.D. Burman)
Cinematographer
Editor
Pratap Dave (as Dave Pratap)
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Status
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Updated Jan 15, 1973

Release date
Jan 15, 1973 (India)

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Cast

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38 cast members
Name Known for
Sharmila Tagore
Nirmala 'Rani' Nirmala 'Rani'   See fewer
David Abraham
John F. Perriera (as David) John F. Perriera (as David)   See fewer
Iftekhar
Suresh's Father Suresh's Father   See fewer
Raj Mehra
Goverdhan Das Goverdhan Das   See fewer
Suresh
Shamlal Shamlal   See fewer
Brahm Bhardwaj
Prosecuting Attorney Prosecuting Attorney   See fewer
Asit Kumar Sen
Lala (as Asit Sen) Lala (as Asit Sen)   See fewer
Manmohan
Shankar Dada Shankar Dada   See fewer
Praveen Paul
Nirmala's Aunt (as Pravin Paul) Nirmala's Aunt (as Pravin Paul)   See fewer
Kumari Naaz
Usha - Shamlal's Wife (as Naaz) Usha - Shamlal's Wife (as Naaz)   See fewer
Dulari
Suresh's Mother Suresh's Mother   See fewer
Altaf
Actor Actor   See fewer
Ratna
Ratna Ratna   See fewer
Kanu Roy
Actor Actor   See fewer
Uma Dutt
Nirmala's Uncle Nirmala's Uncle   See fewer
Ravikant
Actor (as Ravi Kant) Actor (as Ravi Kant)   See fewer
Madhup Sharma
Jailor Jailor   See fewer
Master Manoj
Young Raja Young Raja   See fewer
Baby Subiya
Actress Actress   See fewer
Surinder Shorey
Actor (as Surender Shorey) Actor (as Surender Shorey)   See fewer
Indrani Mukherjee
Janaki - Raja's mother Janaki - Raja's mother   See fewer
V.K. Sharma
Anthony aka Tony / Professor Zebrinski Anthony aka Tony / Professor Zebrinski   See fewer
Mumtaz Askari
Self (Guest Appearance) (uncredited) Self (Guest Appearance) (uncredited)   See fewer
Manik Irani
Catholic Priest 2 (uncredited) Catholic Priest 2 (uncredited)   See fewer
Farida Jalal
Anita (uncredited) Anita (uncredited)   See fewer
Jullian
Goverdhan Das's Henchmen (uncredited) Goverdhan Das's Henchmen (uncredited)   See fewer
Sujit Kumar
Ravi (uncredited) Ravi (uncredited)   See fewer
Maqsood
Man in the car wiped by Raja (uncredited) Man in the car wiped by Raja (uncredited)   See fewer
Tina Misquitta
Birthday Guest (uncredited) Birthday Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Moolchand
Jeweller (uncredited) Jeweller (uncredited)   See fewer
Surendra Rahi
Wedding Guest (uncredited) Wedding Guest (uncredited)   See fewer
Chinu Rajput
Nirmala's Molester (uncredited) Nirmala's Molester (uncredited)   See fewer
Achala Sachdev
Mrs. Sarita Devi Das (uncredited) Mrs. Sarita Devi Das (uncredited)   See fewer
Radha Shetty
Jailor's Wife (uncredited) Jailor's Wife (uncredited)   See fewer
Sofariwala
Catholic Priest (uncredited) Catholic Priest (uncredited)   See fewer
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