Mehbooba (1976)
A singer by profession, Suraj gets stranded in resthouse in the coutnryside during a rainstorm. While there he experiences ununsual feelings, as if he has been there before. He feels himself transported to another time and era, to another birth, and drawn to a woman named Ratna. He is unable to leave this experience behind him, and decides to find out what this means. He discovers that in his past life he was a Chief Singer in the emperor's court, his name was Prakash and he had fallen in love with a courtesan named Ratna, much to the chargin and anger of his family and the emperor's and his officials. They are tragically separated. He subsequently comes across a portrait of Ratna, and shortly after he meets a gypsy, Jhumri who looks exactly like Ratna. Soon Jhumri is also able to recollect her past life, and her love for Prakash.
Director: Shakti Samanta
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Rajesh Khanna as |
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Hema Malini as |
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Prem Chopra as |
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Asrani as |
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Madan Puri as |
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Asha Sachdev as |
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Sujit Kumar as |
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Manmohan Krishna as |
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Nazir Hussain as |
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Leela Mishra as |
| Directing | Shakti Samanta | Director |
