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Prahaar (1991)
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Add to a movie listPrahaar is a 1991 Indian Hindi drama film, written and directed by Nana Patekar. The film was nominated for Best Story at the 37th Filmfare Awards.
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Nana Patekar
(Major Chauhan)
Madhuri Dixit
(Shirley)
Dimple Kapadia
(Kiran)
Habib Tanvir
(Joe D'Souza, Peter's father)
Gautam Joglekar
(Peter D'Souza)
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