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Release, runtime and language
1989 · 111 mins · Hindi
Directed by
Saeed Akhtar Mirza
Starring
Surekha Sikri, Ashutosh Gowariker, Makrand Deshpande, Pavan Malhotra, Rajendra Gupta, Neelima Azim

Salim Pasha, a man with a physical disability, is involved in crimes like extortion and robbery with two of his friends Peera and Abdul. Salim is a carefree man.

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