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6.4/10 • 16

1977-11-11 • 2h 16m

DramaMusic

Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.

A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.

Directors
Shyam Benegal
Editors
Bhanudas Divakar

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  1. Smita Patil

    Smita Patil

    Usha

  2. Anant Nag

    Anant Nag

    Rajan

  3. Naseeruddin Shah

    Naseeruddin Shah

    Sunil Verma

  4. Amrish Puri

    Amrish Puri

    Vinayak Kale

  5. Amol Palekar

    Amol Palekar

    Keshav Dalvi

  6. Sulabha Deshpande

    Sulabha Deshpande

    Shanta

  7. Kulbhushan Kharbanda

    Kulbhushan Kharbanda

    Harilal

  8. Baby Rukshana

    Baby Rukshana

    Young Usha

  9. B.V. Karanth

    B.V. Karanth

    Usha's Father

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    Status
    Released
    Original Language
    Hindi
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