Overview

An impossibly innocent villager named Ganga comes to the big city to find a girl who would agree to become his wife. The first girl he meets is actually a troubled prostitute named Champa whom he manages to rescue from the brothel she has been in for some time. He takes her home and in a most typical Hindi film style, announces her as his sister. Along with them lives a crippled middle-aged man. Ganga falls for a beautiful girl named Barkha, and her parents agree to have them married, but alas, Barkha's brother Rakesh identifies Champa and the marriage is cancelled as a result.

Cast

Manoj Kumar, Babita Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Chand Usmani, Tun Tun, Brahm Bhardwaj, C.S. Dubey, Daisy Irani

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What is "Pehchan" about?

An impossibly innocent villager named Ganga comes to the big city to find a girl who would agree to become his wife. The first girl he meets is actually a troubled prostitute named Champa whom he manages to rescue from the brothel she has been in for some time. He takes her home and in a most typical Hindi film style, announces her as his sister. Along with them lives a crippled middle-aged man. Ganga falls for a beautiful girl named Barkha, and her parents agree to have them married, but alas, Barkha's brother Rakesh identifies Champa and the marriage is cancelled as a result.

When was "Pehchan" released?

Pehchan was released in 1970.

Who stars in "Pehchan"?

The cast includes Manoj Kumar, Babita Kapoor, Balraj Sahni, Chand Usmani.