Dus Numbri
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Dus Numbri is a 1976 Hindi film. Produced and directed by Madan Mohla it stars Manoj Kumar
, Hema Malini
, Pran, Premnath
, Bindu
, Kamini Kaushal
and Om Shivpuri
. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal
. The film was later remade into the Telugu film KD No. 1 (1978) starring N. T. Rama Rao
and Jayasudha
.
The film was the top hit of 1976. The film ranked #10 for the 1970s decade and is also ranked #47 of all time hits
DUS NUMBRI refers to a person who is required by law to report at regular intervals to the local police station (The exact provision under India Penal code needs citation). Thus the term carried connotation of social stigma and certain criminal recognition.
Manoj Kumar
Manoj Kumar is an award-winning Indian actor and director in the Bollywood film industry. He is known for acting in and directing films with patriotic themes, and has been given the nickname "Mr Bharat"...
, Hema Malini
Hema Malini
Hema Malini is an Indian actress, director and producer, as well as a Bharatanatyam dancer-choreographer. Making her acting debut in Sapno Ka Saudagar , she went on to appear in numerous Bollywood films, most notably those with actor and future-husband Dharmendra. She was initially promoted as...
, Pran, Premnath
Premnath
Premnath Malhotra was an actor in Indian films.-Personal life:Born in Peshawar in a hindkowan Punjabi family, his family moved to Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh after partition, he then had moved to Bombay....
, Bindu
Bindu (actress)
Bindu is an actress in Indian cinema who was most popular, receiving several award nominations, in the 1970s. She has acted in over 160 movies in a career that spanned four decades.-Early life:...
, Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal
Kamini Kaushal is a Hindi film and television actress, most noted for her roles in films like Neecha Nagar which won the 1946 Palme d'Or at Cannes Film Festival and Biraj Bahu which won her the Filmfare Best Actress Award in 1955.-Early life:Kaushal was born to a botanist and professor at...
and Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri
Om Shivpuri was an Indian theatre actor-director and character actor in Hindi films.A National School of Drama, New Delhi alumni, Om Shivpuri became the first chief of the National School of Drama Repertory Company and one of its actors; he later founded an important theatre group of its era, in...
. The music is by Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant Pyarelal
Laxmikant-Pyarelal were a popular Indian composer duo, consisting of Laxmikant Shantaram Kudalkar and Pyarelal Ramprasad Sharma . They composed music for about 635 Hindi movies from 1963 to 1998, working for almost all notable filmmakers including Raj Kapoor, Dev Anand, Feroze Khan, B.R...
. The film was later remade into the Telugu film KD No. 1 (1978) starring N. T. Rama Rao
N. T. Rama Rao
Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao , also known as NTR and fondly referred to as Anna Garu, was an Indian film actor, director, producer, and a politician...
and Jayasudha
Jayasudha
Jayasudha is an Indian film actress-turned-MLA for the Congress in Secunderabad. She was a famous South Indian actress from the 1970s and 1980s, with most of her films being Telugu films. She has also worked in Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, and three Hindi films....
.
The film was the top hit of 1976. The film ranked #10 for the 1970s decade and is also ranked #47 of all time hits
DUS NUMBRI refers to a person who is required by law to report at regular intervals to the local police station (The exact provision under India Penal code needs citation). Thus the term carried connotation of social stigma and certain criminal recognition.