Pareeksha

Pareeksha

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2020 · 102 min · ★ 5.8 · Drama

The film revolves around the story of an ordinary rickshaw driver in Bihar who aspires and dreams of providing maximum possible quality education to his son by making arrangements for him to study at a private English medium school.

Directed by Prakash Jha · Written by Prakash Jha

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Adil Hussain Buchchi Paswan
Priyanka Bose Radhika Paswan
Shubham Jha Bulbul Kumar
Sanjay Suri SP Kailash Anand

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