Caravan (1971 film)
Caravan (Hindustani pronunciation: [kɑːɾʋɑ̃ː]; Karwaan; 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).
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| 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) |
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Running time | 161 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Hindi |
| Box office | est. ₹353 million ($44 million) |
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.