Shehar Aur Sapna

The film was based on Abbas's own story, One Thousand Nights on a Bed of Stones, which describes the struggle in the life of pavement dwellers in the backdrop of rapid industrialization.

Cast

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  Dilip Raj

  Bholaram

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  Surekha

  Radha

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  Nana Palsikar

  uncle Johnny, the violinist

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  Manmohan Krishna

  Deewana, the poet

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  Anwar Hussain

  Anwar, the actor