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Dharti Ke Lal

10.0/ 1019462h 5m

DramaHistory

Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander. A film about the famine that swept through Indian villages in the final years of the war for independence. After natural disasters (floods and droughts), villagers seek refuge in the city.

Directed by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

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The cast

Faces behind the story

Balraj Sahni

Balraj Sahni

Niranjan, the eldest son of Samaddar

Damayanti Sahni

Binodini, wife of Niranjan

Anwar Mirza

Ramu, the youngest son of Samaddar

Tripti Bhaduri

Radhika, wife of Ramu

Sombhu Mitra

Sombhu Mitra

Самаддар

Usha Dutta

Samaddar's wife

Rashid Ahmed

teacher

Hameed Butt