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Prem Patra

Prem Patra

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Prem Patra

1962

2h 37m

6.7(3 votes)

Drama

Romance

Overview

Arun begins hating Kavita when he loses his scholarship due to a misunderstanding with her. But after his new fiancé asks Kavita to write Arun letters on her behalf, Kavita falls in love with him. An accident intertwines their futures.

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8 featured cast members

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Shashi Kapoor

Shashi Kapoor

Arun Kumar Mathur

Sadhana Shivdasani

Sadhana Shivdasani

Kavita Kapoor

Seema Deo

Seema Deo

Tara

Rajendranath Malhotra

Rajendranath Malhotra

Kedar

Sudhir

Sudhir

Subhash

Chand Usmani

Chand Usmani

Sumitra

Parveen Choudhary

Parveen Choudhary

Ratna

Padmadevi

Padmadevi

Creative team

Directed by: Bimal Roy
Written by: Nitan Bhattacharya
Debabrata Sengupta
Produced by: Bimal Roy

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