Lekin...

Lekin...

1990 · 171 min · ★ 8.8 · Romance, Drama

Samir Niyogi lives in India and is assigned by the Government to travel to Rajasthan, evaluate a princely castle that once belonged to Raja Param Singh, take stock of all items, the condition of the building, and report back to the Government. Enroute to his destination by train, he permits a woman to enter his compartment, goes to sleep, and when he awakens finds her gone. A few days later, when he goes to the castle, he finds the very same woman cooking within the premises.

Directed by Gulzar · Written by Rabindranath Tagore

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Dimple Kapadia Reva
Vinod Khanna Samir Yogi
Amjad Khan Shafi Ahmed Sidiqqui
Alok Nath Ustad Meraj Ali
Hema Malini Tara

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