The Role
Shyam Benegal1977-11-11
Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.
6.1
136 min
The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role both glamorized and patronized by society. After being forced into show business by her family, she spends her time between studios and disastrous love affairs, and feels more and more dissatisfied.
Cast
| Name | Character | Team | |
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Smita Patil | Usha | Unowned |
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Anant Nag | Rajan | Unowned |
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Naseeruddin Shah | Sunil Verma | Unowned |
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Amrish Puri | Vinayak Kale | Unowned |
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Amol Palekar | Keshav Dalvi | Unowned |
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Sulabha Deshpande | Shanta | Unowned |
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Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Harilal | Unowned |
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Baby Rukshana | Young Usha | Unowned |
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B.V. Karanth | Usha's Father | Unowned |
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Dina Pathak | Mrs. Kale | Unowned |
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Mohan Agashe | Siddharth | Unowned |
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Kusum Deshpande | Shanta's mother | Unowned |
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Rekha Sabnis | Mrs. Yashwant Kale | Unowned |
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Baby Bitto | Young Sushma | Unowned |
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Savha Bajaj | Unowned | |
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Sunila Pradhan | Unowned | |
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Master Abhitab | Dinu | Unowned |
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H. Lani | Unowned | |
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Kiran Vairale | Sushma Dalvi | Unowned |
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G.M. Durrani | Music Teacher | Unowned |
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Abhishek | Unowned | |
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Om Puri | Unowned | |
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Swadesh Pal | Unowned | |
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Sudarshan Dhir | Dance Director | Unowned |
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Vijay Padukone | Unowned | |
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Santosh Shah | Unowned | |
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Benjamin Gilani | Unowned |