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Top billed cast

JagdeepAjeet
NandaParvati
Shubha KhoteAdvocate Madhu
Leela ChitnisMrs. Haridas
Achala SachdevJeema Kaur
NeelamLady Doctor
David Abraham CheulkarZamindar Haridas

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