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Dharti is a film of genre Drama directed by C. V. Sridhar released in USA on 1 january 1970 with Rajendra Kumar Tuli
Dharti (1970)
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Add to a movie listDharti is a 1970 Bollywood action film directed by C.V. Sridhar. The film stars Rajendra Kumar and Waheeda Rehman. It is a remake of the 1969 Tamil language film Sivandha Mann that starred Sivaji Ganesan.
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Vasantpur is a small princely state adjacent to India. It is ruled by a kind king (Pahari Sanyal), but his general, Diwan (Ajit), who is a cruel man, is planning to take over Vasantpur with the help of Dutch powers. Meanwhile king's inspector general Chandrashekhar (Balraj Sahní) son, Bharat(Rajendra Kumar) gets his higher education from London. There he meets king's daughter, Jwala(Waheeda Rehman) alias Chitralekha. They both fall in love.Actors
Rajendra Kumar Tuli
(Bharat)
Waheeda Rehman
(Jwala / Princess Chitralekha)
Balraj Sahni
(Inspector General Chandrashekhar, Bharat's dad)
Kamini Kaushal
(Bharat's mom)
Ajit Khan
(Diwan)
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