| Diwana | |
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| Directed by | Mahesh Kaul |
| Produced by | Mukhram Sharma N.C. Sippy |
| Written by | C.L. Kavish |
| Starring | Raj Kapoor Saira Banu |
| Music by | Shankar Jaikishan Hasrat Jaipuri (lyrics) |
| Cinematography | S.S. Samel |
| Editing by | R.V. Shrikhande |
| Release date(s) | 1968 |
| Running time | 171 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
Diwana is a 1968 Indian Bollywood film directed by Mahesh Kaul. The film stars Raj Kapoor, Saira Banu, Lalita Pawar in pivotal roles.
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Pyarelal (Raj Kapoor), a simple-minded and extremely naive young man, who was orphaned at birth, and now lives with Fatima (Lalita Pawar), a Muslim landlady who treats him like her son. Once, he sets on a journey and meets a young woman with whom he falls in love, Kamini Gupta (Saira Banu). Sarmoyadhar (Kamal Kapoor), the person who brought her up happens to be Pyarelal's real father. All of a sudden, Pyarelal is arrested on the charge of murder. No one believes that a harmless man like him could commit a crime, let alone kill. However, Pyarelal openly admits in court that he is indeed guilty, and demands capital punishment for it. The reason he does that unveild several secrets later on.
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