Kaanch Ki Deewar
1986 film
Kaanch Ki Deewar (transl. Walls of glass) is a 1986 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by M.N. Yasin and produced by Kamal Chowdhary. It stars Sanjeev Kumar and Smita Patil.
Plot
This is the story of an orphan, Jassu, who was adopted by Inayat Mian. Jassu is in search of his lost brother, but he do not know that his loving brother Vikram became a notorious criminal.
Cast
Sanjeev Kumar as Jaswant Singh / Durjan Singh
Smita Patil as Nisha
Shakti Kapoor as Vikram Singh
Amrish Puri as Bhoop Singh
Om Prakash as Durjan's victim
Jagdeep as Jaswant's Tutor
Urmila Bhatt as Jaswant's Mother
Music
The music for this film given by the famous duo of Shankar–Jaikishan with lyrics by Kafil Azar.
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