First Love Letter

Name: First Love Letter
Director: Shiva
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 1991-09-13
Rating: 7.0
Cast: Vivek Mushran, Manisha Koirala, Dalip Tahil, Gulshan Grover, Sushma Seth

1991 · 165 min · ★ 7.0 · Drama, Romance

An old-fashioned man well-established in the caste system is shocked to learn that his daughter has fallen in love with a lower-class man.

Directed by Shiva · Written by Ram Kelkar

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Vivek Mushran Shyam
Manisha Koirala Radha
Dalip Tahil Shrikant Singh
Gulshan Grover Bheema
Sushma Seth Uma Devi
Beena Banerjee Mrs. Ajit Singh
Reema Lagoo Shyam's Mother
Danny Denzongpa Thakur Ajit Singh
Kanwarjeet Paintal Sher Singh
Harish Patel Bahadur Singh
Sonika Gill Bindiya
Babloo Mukherjee Munna

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