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The Role(1977)

11/11/1977 (IN)DramaMusic2h 16m
64%

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Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.

Overview

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.

Shyam Benegal

Director

Movie Cast

Smita Patil photo

Smita Patil

Usha

Anant Nag photo

Anant Nag

Rajan

Naseeruddin Shah photo

Naseeruddin Shah

Sunil Verma

Amrish Puri photo

Amrish Puri

Vinayak Kale

Amol Palekar photo

Amol Palekar

Keshav Dalvi

Sulabha Deshpande photo

Sulabha Deshpande

Shanta

Kulbhushan Kharbanda photo

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Harilal

Baby Rukshana photo

Baby Rukshana

Young Usha

B.V. Karanth photo

B.V. Karanth

Usha's Father

Dina Pathak photo

Dina Pathak

Mrs. Kale

Mohan Agashe photo

Mohan Agashe

Siddharth

Movie Stats

StatusReleased

BudgetNot Given

RevenueNot Given

Production CompanyBlaze Film Enterprises

Original LanguageHindi

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