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Pratima is a film directed by Paidi Jairaj with Dilip Kumar
Pratima (1945)
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Pratima is a 1945 Hindi movie directed by Paidi Jairaj. The film was produced by Bombay Talkies and was the directorial debut of P. Jairaj. The film stars Dilip Kumar, Swarnalata, Mumtaz Ali, Shah Nawaz and Mukri. Swarnalata was cast following her big success the preceding year, Rattan (1944). Mukri was cast in his debut role by Devika Rani who is stated to have "liked his style and off-screen enthusiasm". The music direction was by Arun Kumar Mukherjee and the lyricist was Narendra Sharma.
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