Movie: Jeena Yahan

Top 7 Billed Cast

Shabana Azmi
शबाना आज़मी

Lekha

Shekhar Kapur
Shekhar Kapur

Shekhar

Dina Pathak
Dina Pathak

Mother

Arvind Deshpande
Arvind Deshpande

Father

Vidya Sinha
Vidya Sinha

Shipra

Amol Palekar
Amol Palekar

Dinesh

Zarina Wahab
Zarina Wahab

Sushma

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    Jeena Yahan is a 1979 Bollywood film, directed by Basu Chatterjee and produced by N.P. Ali under Jamu Pictures. The film is based on story Ekhane Aakash Neyi by Manu Bhandari. Lekha marries Shekhar, who does not belong to her caste, and lives happily with him in Mumbai. When they visit his village, she learns that his sister is in love but is forced to marry someone else.

  • Release Date

    1979-07-16

  • Average

    9

  • Rating:

    4.5 starts
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  • Languages:

    हिन्दी

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