Film

Dil Daulat Duniya

Name: Dil Daulat Duniya
Released: 1972
Cast: Rajesh Khanna, Sadhana Shivdasani, Ashok Kumar, Helen, Om Prakash

Social drama

A 1972 Hindi comedy about four homeless people who squat in a millionaire's empty mansion and gradually invite friends and family to join them, creating an unlikely household. It's warm, gently absurd, and pitched at the heart—a film about belonging and found family dressed up as farce. For anyone drawn to the generosity of older Hindi cinema.

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