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kill the deputy. The police appear and arrest him for the murder. His daughter Savita (Nadia) and son Jayant (Jaidev) get the news by a wire sent by their uncle, Shyamlal (Sayani Atish). Nadia, a.k.a. Frontier Mail, is fond of hunting, playing tennis and racing fast cars, while Jayant is an amateur film maker. Soon Jayant and his friend (Munchi
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