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Dus Numbri
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Wikipedia article
'Dus Numbri' is a 1976 Indian Hindi-language film. Produced and directed by Madan Mohla, and written by S. Ali Raza and Dhruva Chatterjee, it stars Manoj Kumar, Hema Malini, Pran, Premnath, Bindu, Kamini Kaushal and Om Shivpuri. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal. The film was later remade into the Telugu film 'KD No:1' (1978).
The film was the top hit of 1976.[http://boxofficeindia.com/showProd.php?itemCat=182&catName=MTk3Ng== BoxOffice India.com] The film ranked #9 for the 1970s decade and is also ranked #47 of all-time hits[http://boxofficeindia.com/cpages.php?pageName=all_time_earners BoxOffice India.com]
Plot
Inspector Shiv Nath is an honest and diligent police officer in Bombay, and lives with his wife, Radha, and a young son, Arjun. While making several arrests in connection with counterfeit money and drugs, he discovers that his close friend, Karamchand is also involved in this racket. Before he could take any action, he himself is arrested by the police for possession of counterfeit money and drugs, and sentenced to a jail term, but he escapes. Radha loses her mind and is institutionalized, while Arjun takes to petty crime and on reaching adulthood is the Don of the area known and feared as "Dus Numbri". He meets with and falls in love with a petty thief and card-sharp, Rosemary Fernandes. When Radha accidentally meets with Rosemary, she thinks it is Sundari, Karamchand's wife, and then Radha starts to regain her sanity. But not for long, as Arjun, Radha, and Rosemary become enmeshed in a dangerous plot.
Cast
* Manoj Kumar ... Arjun
* Hema Malini ... Sundari / Rosemary Fernandes / Anupamaa
* Prem Nath ... Inspector Jaichan
* Pran ... Hawaldar Karan Singh Badshah / CBI Officer Karan Singh
* Bindu ... CBI Officer Roopa Sharma / Dilruba Dilli Wali
* Kamini Kaushal ... Radha
* Om Shivpuri ... Karamchand
* David Abraham ... Pascal (as David)
* Sajjan
* Abhi Bhattacharya ... Insp. Shiv Nath
* Shyam Kumar
* Ram Mohan ... Police Inspector
* Shivraj ... Psychiatrist
* Kumud Tripathi
* Rajan Haksar ... Jhangi
* Madhup Sharma
* Dev Kishan
* Hercules
* Rajan Kapoor
* V. Gopal
* Azad
* Pahelwan ... (as Pehlwan)
* C.S. Dubey
* Kamaldeep
* Keshav Rana
* Kamal
* Rajni Bala ... Dancer (Mujhe dard lagta...) (as Rajnibala)
* Raju Shrestha ... (as Master Raju)
* Imtiaz Khan ... Veeru (as Imtiaz)
* Kuljeet ... Truck-driver (Veeru's partner)
* Usha Thakur
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