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Tansen

Tansen

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Tansen

1943

2h 2m

8.0(1 votes)

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Overview

Renowned, talent singer Tansen is settled in a small village. He has a lover whom he loves madly namely Tani. His singing talent pampers everyone in his village namely the animals, the Maharaja's and other living organisms.

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Cast & crew

4 featured cast members

Starring

K.L. Saigal

K.L. Saigal

Tansen

Khursheed

Khursheed

Tani

Mubarak

Badshah Mohamed Jalaudin Akbar

Kamala Chatterjee

Shehzadi (Akbar's daughter)

Creative team

Directed by: Jayant Desai
Written by: Jayant Desai

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