

Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
2022-11-29 · 73 min · Not rated
A very spellbinding story about the reel and real life of great old thespian Kanhaiyalal and his bygone era when Indian Cinema was at a nascent stage. The story tells about his inspiring journey from a confused, gullible youth to a mesmerizingly spontaneous actor. It also unfurls the turbulent phases of Kanhaiyalal's life where there is excessive alcoholism and the mysterious death of his son.
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- Pawan Kumar
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- Kanhaiyalal Productions
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- Released
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Amitabh Bachchan
Boman Irani
Naseeruddin Shah
Govinda
Anupam Kher
Pankaj Tripathi
Birbal
Javed Akhtar
Boney Kapoor
Randhir Kapoor
Johny Lever
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