
Detective
1958-01-01 · 144 min · ★ 7.0
A 1958 crime film
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- Directors
- Shakti Samanta
- Production companies
- Amiya Chitra
- Countries
- India
- Status
- Released
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Pradeep KumarRaja GhoshTitle information and images are supplied by TMDb. Explore our discovery guide for advice on comparing metadata and legal viewing options.
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