Sinhasan (1979)
As a heated race for the post of chief minister erupts between the incumbent and a challenger from his own party, political passions play out behind the scenes as seen through a journalist's eyes in this landmark drama. Directed by Jabbar Patel and inspired by Arun Sadhu's novels Mumbai Dinank and Simhasan, the film -- one of India's earliest political pictures -- stars Arun Sarnaik, Shriram Lagoo and Nilu Phule.
Director:
Jabbar Patel
Writers:
Arun Sadhu, Vijay Tendulkar.
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Shreeram Lagoo as |
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Mohan Agashe as |
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Reema Lagoo as |
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Nana Patekar as |
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Usha Nadkarni as |
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Arun Sarnaik as |
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Datta Bhatt as |
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Jairam Hardikar as |
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Shrikant Moghe as |
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Suresh Bhagwat as |
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Madhukar Toradmal as |
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Satish Dubhashi as |
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Nilu Phule as |
| Writing | Arun Sadhu | Screenplay |
| Writing | Vijay Tendulkar | Screenplay |
| Directing | Jabbar Patel | Director |