Caravan (1971 film)

Caravan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNasir Hussain
Written byNasir Hussain
Screenplay bySachin Bhowmick
Produced byTahir Hussain
StarringJeetendra
Asha Parekh
CinematographyMunir Khan
Edited byBabu Lavande
Gurudutt Shirali
Music byR. D. Burman
Production
companies
Nasir Hussain Films
T.V. Films
Distributed bySky Entertainment (DVD since 2002)
Release date
  • 29 October 1971 (1971-10-29)
Running time
161 min
CountryIndia
LanguageHindi
Box officeest. 353 million ($44 million)

Caravan (Hindustani pronunciation: [kɑːɾʋɑ̃ː]; Karwaan;[1] transl.Travellers) is a 1971 Indian Hindi-language crime thriller film directed by Nasir Hussain and produced by his brother Tahir Hussain, under the Nasir Hussain Films and T.V. Films banners. The film stars Jeetendra and Asha Parekh. Three Hussain fixtures were involved in the music production: composer R.D. Burman, lyricist Majrooh Sultanpuri, and singer Mohammad Rafi. The film's plot was loosely inspired by Girl on the Run (1953).[2]

Caravan was a superhit domestically in India. It found even greater success abroad in China when it released there in 1979, becoming the highest-grossing foreign film in China. The film is estimated to have sold over 300 million tickets in Asia, mostly in China. Adjusted for inflation, it is still one of the highest grossing Indian films of all time.

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