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in Shaheed (1965) as the British Officer who lies and says Bhagat Singh was carrying a weapon and in Hanste Zakham (1973), Michael who buys drugged cigars from Jeevan.

Father of June and Clive Maxworth.

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Many people pointed out that the lady in Zara Palat Ke Dekh looks like Preetibala.

Indeed by the time the film was released its name was changed to Qismat Palat Ke Dekh and her name was changed from Renuka to Preetibala.

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Published: 09 September 2023

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List of all single screen theaters in in India in 1952 is here

India Theaters 1952

In Ludhiana in 1952 there were 4, Minerva, Raiky, Naulakha, Deepak.

When I went there in 1957, there were two more, Society and Kailash. Both were called New Cinemas!

In 1957, my father was involved in the building of another new cinema Laxmi. After running from city to city for his livelihood, since being uprooted from Lahore in 1947, this is where he met the owner of a bicycle spare parts factory and he finally became the accountant of his factory. Full story has been told here

My father and Laxmi Cinema, Ludhiana

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