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RUNTIME
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Clocks in at 151 minutes β on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
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Seeta and Geeta
1972 2h 31m HI
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6.9
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6.9TMDB Β· 40
ComedyRomanceAdventure
Synopsis
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Long-suffering heiress Seeta is treated worse than a servant by her abusive money-grubbing aunt. Meanwhile, her long-lost twin sister Geeta grows up to be a gutsy street performer. One day, the girls unintentionally swap places.
βSome stories are better left unspoiled.β
Cast
Hema Malini
Seeta / Geeta
Sanjeev Kumar
Ravi
Dharmendra
Raka
Manorama
Kaushalya
Satyendra Kapoor
Badrinath
Roopesh Kumar
Ranjeet
Honey Irani
Sheila
Pratima Devi
Dadi Ma
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ramesh Sippy
- Writers
- Satish Bhatnagar, Salim Khan, Javed Akhtar
- Languages
- Hindi
- Countries
- India
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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ERA
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54 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
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RUNTIME
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Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Rahul Dev Burman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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CAST
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Hema Malini and Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmendra carry the top of the cast.
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt0078222 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 40 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ramesh Sippy directs. Rahul Dev Burman scores. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Clocks in at 151 minutes β on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
- 254 years old β a genuine piece of film history.
- 3Lean credit list β fewer than 30 people officially credited.
- 4Original score by Rahul Dev Burman. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 5Hema Malini and Sanjeev Kumar and Dharmendra carry the top of the cast.
- 6IMDB entry: tt0078222 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 7Only 40 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Original score
- Rahul Dev Burman
- Runtime
- 151 min Β· 2h 31m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- HI
Also by
Ramesh Sippy
Production companies
Who made it
- SI
Sippy Films
IN
Key crew
- Playback SingerKishore Kumar
- Playback SingerAsha Bhosle
- Playback SingerLata Mangeshkar
- Playback SingerManna Dey
- LyricistAnand Bakshi
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- twins
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical1972-11-17
Also known as
International titles
- Seeta Aur GeetaUS
- Zita vΙ GitaAZ
