Anari

Anari

1959 · 156 min · ★ 7.5 · Comedy, Drama, Music

Raj Kumar is an honest, handsome and intelligent young man. Working as a painter, he is unable to earn a living. One day Raj finds a wallet containing money and returns it to the man it belongs to. Impressed by his honesty, the man employs him to work in his office as a clerk.

Directed by Hrishikesh Mukherjee · Written by Inder Raj Anand

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Raj Kapoor Raj Kumar
Nutan Aarti Sohanlal
Lalita Pawar Mrs. L. D'Sa
Shubha Khote Asha
Motilal Seth. Ramnath Sohanlal
Mukri Kamdaar
Nana Palsikar Evil Priest
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