Nishant (1975)
A man whose wife is abducted seeks to have the culprits prosecuted for their crime, but no one will help him. Meanwhile, the wife—abused and berated by her abductors—cannot bring herself to face her husband.
Director:
Shyam Benegal
Writer:
Vijay Tendulkar
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Shabana Azmi as Sushila |
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Girish Karnad as Schoolmaster |
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Anant Nag as Anjaiya |
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Amrish Puri as Eldest Zamindar |
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Satyadev Dubey as Priest (Pujari) |
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Smita Patil as Rukmini |
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Naseeruddin Shah as Vishwam |
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Mohan Agashe as Prasad |
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Kulbhushan Kharbanda as |
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Sadhu Meher as |
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Savita Bajaj as |
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Master Altaf as |
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Suresh Bedi as |
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Rukmini Menon as |
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Sesham Raju as |
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Swaroop Rani as |
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John Israel as |
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Raj Narasimha Rao as |
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Krishna Basrur as |
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Swadesh Paul as |
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M. Surya Prakash Rao as |
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Shankar Narayan Melkote as |
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Hyder Ali as |
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Sitaram Parasa as |
| Production | Lalit M. Bijlani | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Vijay Tendulkar | Screenplay |
| Editing | Bhanudas Divakar | Editor |
| Production | Freni M. Variava | Producer |
| Sound | Vanraj Bhatia | Music |
| Crew | Govind Nihalani | Cinematography |
| Production | Mohan J. Bijlani | Producer |
| Writing | Satyadev Dubey | Dialogue |
| Directing | Shyam Benegal | Director |