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Aadmi is a film of genre Drama directed by V. Shantaram with Raja Paranjape

Aadmi (1939)

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Genres Drama
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Aadmi is a 1939 Hindi social reformist film directed by V. Shantaram. It was a remake of the Marathi film Manoos (1939) and is regarded as a classic from the Prabhat Film Company. The film starred Shahu Modak, Shanta Hublikar, Sundara Bai, Ram Marathe, Ganpat Rao, Ulhas and Gauri The music was composed by Master Krishna Rao and the lyrics were by Munshi Aziz. The story is about a policeman who marries a sex worker in order to better her life but is faced by an unforgiving society.

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