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Drishtidan is a film of genre Drama directed by Nitin Bose with Krishna Chandra Dey

Drishtidan (1948)

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Drishtidan (Bengali: দৃষ্টিদান, Donating Eyes ) (1948) is an Indian Bengali feature film directed by Nitin Bose. Uttam Kumar, a superstar, debuted in this film.

Actors

Krishna Chandra Dey
Chhabi Biswas
Uttam Kumar
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