Dharti Ke Lal (1946)
Drama · History
Overview
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.
Cast
- Balraj Sahni as Niranjan, the eldest son of Samaddar
- Damayanti Sahni as Binodini, wife of Niranjan
- Anwar Mirza as Ramu, the youngest son of Samaddar
- Tripti Bhaduri as Radhika, wife of Ramu
- Sombhu Mitra as Самаддар
- Usha Dutta as Samaddar's wife
- Rashid Ahmed as teacher
- Hameed Butt
- Zohra Sehgal