Tumhari Kasam
1978 film by Ravi Chopra
Tumhari Kasam (transl. I swear by you) is a 1978 Indian Hindi-language drama film, produced by C.V.K. Sastry on Associated Films & Finance Corporation banner and directed by Ravi Chopra. The film stars Jeetendra and Moushmi Chatterjee, with music composed by Rajesh Roshan.
Plot
Ram Prasad a respected laborer has two children Vidya & Raja. Due to coddle Raja turns into a spoiled brat and his vices lead to his death. Remorseful Raja determines to be fair from now onwards. Later, the sibling moves to Bombay but they detach in between. Raja goes into the clutches of the gang who convert children into beggars anyhow he succeeds in escaping. Vidya joins as a maid in the house of a wealthy couple where their vagabond son Anand lusts her. Besides, advocate Sunil Verma lives with his wife Seema Kapoor who is perturbed as childless. Once Raja regains Seema’s heisted purse keeping his life at risk.
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