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Anwar is a film of genre Drama directed by Manish Jha with Manisha Koirala
Anwar (2007)
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Anwar (Hindi: अनवर) is a 2007 Indian film written and directed by Manish Jha, who is famous for his work in Matrubhoomi. The film stars Siddharth Koirala, Manisha Koirala, Rajpal Yadav and Nauheed Cyrusi.
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Anwar, a Muslim, lives a middle-class lifestyle in Lucknow, India, with his mother, brother, and sister-in-law, Suraiya. Anwar is researching on ancient Hindu mandirs. The family rents out a room to a poor widow and her attractive daughter, Mehru, whom Anwar falls in love with.Actors
Manisha Koirala
(Anita)
Nauheed Cyrusi
(Mehru)
Rajpal Yadav
(Gopinath)
Rajpal Yadav
(Gopinath)
Vijay Raaz
(Master Pasha)
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