Khushboo

Khushboo

1975 · 132 min · ★ 6.8 · Drama, Romance, Family

Kusum and Brindavan are two small children living in a small village in India. Both love each other, and decide to marry when they grow up. Kusum has his name tattooed on her arm. But fate has other plans - both are separated. Kusum thinks that Brindavan has betrayed her, and she burns her arm to eradicate the tattoo. Years later, Kusum has grown up and is looking after a wealthy woman in her village. The wealthy woman falls sick, and her son brings in a doctor to treat her. Kusum's hopes for meeting her beloved surface, when she finds out that the doctor's (Jeetendra) name is Brindavan

Directed by Gulzar · Written by Bhushan Banmali

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Jeetendra Dr. Brindaban
Hema Malini Kusum
Durga Khote Brindaban's mother
Chandrima Bhaduri Chaudhrain
Asrani Kunj Bihari
Raju Shrestha Charan
Leela Mishra Kusum's mother
Sudhir Thakkar Sudhir
Sarika Kali
Om Shivpuri Brindavan's father
Dev Kishan Munimji
Farida Jalal Manno

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