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Ek Nai Paheli is a film of genre Drama directed by Kailasam Balachander with Kamal Haasan
Ek Nai Paheli (1984)
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Add to a movie listEk Nai Paheli is a 1984 Hindi-language Indian feature film directed by K. Balachander, starring Kamal Haasan, Raaj Kumar, Hema Malini, Padmini Kohlapure and Suresh Oberoi
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Ek Nai Paheli is an emotional family drama on unusual relationship. The movie is a remake of the Tamil classic Apoorva Raagangal directed by K. Balachander, incidentally called the shots for Hindi version too.Actors
Kamal Haasan
(Sandeep)
Raaj Kumar
(Upendranath)
Hema Malini
(M.K. Bhairavi)
Padmini Kolhapure
(Kajri)
Suresh Oberoi
(Avinash)
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