Shyam BenegalCast
Girish Karnad 
Shabana Azmi 
Naseeruddin Shah
Credits
Written by: Vijay Tendulkar
Plot
When a village landlord's brothers abduct the schoolteacher's wife, the villagers rise in revolt.
Sinekatalog’s take
Shyam Benegal's drama shows a village rising against its feudal landlord's family after they abduct a schoolteacher's wife. Girish Karnad, Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah lead a gripping, angry and landmark film of the Indian New Wave.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.6 / 10 (843 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.
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