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The Indian Pati Parmeshwar devotes 145 minutes to story that might have been told in half the time -- and half as effectively -- in an American film. Shekhar Suman plays a fortune hunter who's all charm and no substance. After a carefully calculated romantic campaign, Suman inveigles wealthy Sudha Chandran into marrying him. Once his wife's money is securely in his own coffers, Suman enters into an affair with Dimple Kapadia. But when he reveals his true disposition to his mistress, it's the end for him. Director Madan Joshi co-wrote the script with K.A. Narayan.