Dharti Ke Lal

Name: Dharti Ke Lal
Released: 1946
Duration: 125 min
Rating: 10

1946 · 125 min

★ 10.0

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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.

Crew

Director Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Writer Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Writer Bijon Bhattacharya
Story Krishan Chander
Director of Photography Jamnadas Kapadia

Cast

Balraj Sahni
Niranjan, the eldest son of Samaddar
D
Damayanti Sahni
Binodini, wife of Niranjan
A
Anwar Mirza
Ramu, the youngest son of Samaddar
T
Tripti Bhaduri
Radhika, wife of Ramu
Sombhu Mitra
Самаддар
U
Usha Dutta
Samaddar's wife
R
Rashid Ahmed
teacher
H
Hameed Butt
Zohra Sehgal

Crew

Director — Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Writer — Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
Writer — Bijon Bhattacharya
Story — Krishan Chander
Director of Photography — Jamnadas Kapadia

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