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Wikipedia article
'Sharafat' is a 1970 Hindi romantic drama film, directed by Asit Sen, starring Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Hema Malini in lead roles. Hema Malini plays the role of a feisty courtesan Chanda in search of her father, in this satire about society's hypocritical moral standards.'Thought', 5 September 1970, 'p. 20'. The screenplay was written by Nabendu Ghosh, while the dialogues were by Hindi satirist Krishan Chander (author of such dark classics of Black Humor & Satire as 'Ek Gadhe Ki Aatmkatha' (An Autobiography Of A Donkey).
The film with music by LaxmikantPyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi, was also noted for its mujra dance song, 'Sharafat Chhor Di' sung by Lata Mangeshkar, which reached 9th position on the Binaca Geetmala annual list 1970
Cast
* Ashok Kumar as Jagatram
* Dharmendra as Rajesh
* Hema Malini as Chandni
* Sonia Sahni as Rekha
* Jagdeep as Bhola
* Shabnam as Rani
* Abhi Bhattacharya as Gopinath
* Kanhaiyalal as Pratapchand
* D.K. Sapru as Jamnaprasad
* Jankidas as Jeweller
* Tun Tun as Champakali
* Mohan Choti as Student
* Paro Devi as Kesarbai
* Raj Kishore as student
* Birbal as student
* Purnima as Chandni's Mother
* Roopesh Kumar as Arun
* Sunder as Gopal
* Brahma Bharadwaj as Principal
* Keshav Rana as Ruffian at the brothel
Soundtrack
The film had music by LaxmikantPyarelal and lyrics by Anand Bakshi. The mujra song 'Sharafat Chhod Di Maine' was a blockbuster hit.
References
* [http://memsaabstory.com/2009/05/21/sharafat-1970/ Sharafat Review]
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