Kismet

Kismet

India's first Blockbuster

1943 · 143 min · ★ 6.2 · Drama

A former theater owner and his crippled daughter live in poverty until a chance encounter with a young pickpocket brings romance for the petty criminal and daughter as well as a chance by the father to get back at the villainous new theater owner who ousted him from the business years before.

Directed by Gyan Mukherjee · Written by Gyan Mukherjee

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Ashok Kumar Shekhar / Madan
Shah Nawaz Inspector
Mumtaz Shanti Rani
V.H. Desai Banke
David Abraham Cheulkar Fence / Pawn-shop owner
Chandraprabha Leela
Mehmood Young Shekhar
Kanu Roy Mohan
Haroon Indrajeet's Manager
P.F. Pithawala
Kumari Kamala Young Rani
Mubarak Indrajit Babu

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