Pehchan
1970, Hindi. Directed by Sohanlal Kanwar.
An impossibly innocent villager named Ganga comes to the big city to find a girl who would agree to become his wife. The first girl he meets is actually a troubled prostitute named Champa whom he manages to rescue from the brothel she has been in for some time. He takes her home and in a most typical Hindi film style, announces her as his sister. Along with them lives a crippled middle-aged man. Ganga falls for a beautiful girl named Barkha, and her parents agree to have them married, but alas, Barkha's brother Rakesh identifies Champa and the marriage is cancelled as a result.
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- 2h 30m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- Hindi
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- 10 April 1970
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Pehchan runs 150 minutes (2h 30m).
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Pehchan isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 April 1970. (Checked 6 November 2026.)
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Who directed Pehchan?
Pehchan (1970) was directed by Sohanlal Kanwar and stars Manoj Kumar, Babita Kapoor, Balraj Sahni.