Chhaya (1961)
After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.
Director:
Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Writer:
Sachin Bhowmick
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Sunil Dutt as Arun/Rahee |
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Asha Parekh as Sarita |
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Nirupa Roy as Manorama |
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Achala Sachdev as Arun's Older Sister |
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Lalita Pawar as Rukmani (Seth Jagatnarayan's sister) |
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Nazir Hussain as Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary |
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Asit Sen as |
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Mohan Choti as |
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Ashim Kumar as |
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Krishan Dhawan as |
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Farida Dadi as |
| Sound | Salil Chowdhury | Music |
| Writing | Rajendra Krishan | Dialogue |
| Production | A. V. Meiyappan | Producer |
| Writing | Sachin Bhowmick | Screenplay |
| Directing | Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Director |
| Crew | T.B. Seetaram | Cinematography |
| Writing | Rajendra Krishan | Lyricist |
| Writing | D.N. Mukherjee | Story |
| Editing | R. G. Gopu | Editor |
| Camera | Jaywant Pathare | Director of Photography |
