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Mem-didi

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Mem-didi

1961

2h 16m

6.5(3 votes)

Drama

Comedy

Overview

Memdidi tells a simple and endearing story of Mrs. Roy (Memdidi), who moves in as a new neighbor to the two local tough guys, Bahadur Singh (David) and Sher Khan (Jayant), with a heart of gold. Hrishikesh Mukherjee's direction and screenplay makes this movie a gem and worth watching again and again.

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10 featured cast members

Starring

David

Bahadur Singh

Jayant

Sher Khan

Tanuja Samarth

Tanuja Samarth

Rita

Kaysi Mehra

Dilip

Amal Sen

Ramu

Dhumal

Dhumal

Sethji

Hari Shivdasani

Dilip's Father

Rashid Khan

Doctor

Anwari Bai

Shanti

Lalita Pawar

Lalita Pawar

Mrs. Roy / Memdidi

Creative team

Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Written by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Sachin Bhowmick
Produced by: L B Lachman

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