Caravan (1971 film)

Caravan
Caravan
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Nasir Hussain
Written by	Nasir Hussain
Screenplay by	Sachin Bhowmick
Produced by	Tahir Hussain
Starring	Jeetendra; Asha Parekh
Cinematography	Munir Khan
Edited by	Babu Lavande; Gurudutt Shirali
Music by	R. D. Burman
Production; companies	Nasir Hussain Films ; T.V. Films
Distributed by	Sky Entertainment (DVD since 2002)
Release date	29 October 1971;
Running time	161 min
Country	India
Language	Hindi
Box office	est. ₹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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[1] Balial, Nandini. "Lata Mangeshkar: A 10-Song Primer | Tributes | Roger Ebert". rogerebert.com. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.

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