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Lekin... (transl. But...) is a 1991 Hindi drama mystery film directed by Gulzar. A remake of Bengali film Kshudhito Pashan (1960), which itself was based on the 1895 short story of the same name by Rabindranath Tagore, it stars Vinod Khanna, Dimple Kapadia, Amjad Khan, Alok Nath, and Beena Banerjee, and features a special appearance by Hema Malini. The film tells the story of Reva, a restless ghost who seeks liberation and haunts the ancient palace of Raja Param Singh in Rajasthan when she is discovered by Sameer, a museum curator sent by the government to salvage valuables in the region. As she recreates a visual representation of the history of the palace which reveals her tragic story, Sameer becomes determined to help set her free.