![Chrysalis](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/jA8leeU3q45Nevg4618qEEGSehI.jpg)
Chrysalis (2004)
Overview
A Sikh woman and her son take refuge in a convent during the 1984 anti-Sikh pogroms
Production Companies
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | hi |
Popularity | 0.032 |
Directed By
Sashi Kumar
TOP CAST
![Seema Biswas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/nRd9anbVgvsRrWbH3G09nWTThHp.jpg)
Seema Biswas
Sister Agatha
![Angad Bedi](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ejv7eALY9SMa39aKuQdG7frlKtm.jpg)
Angad Bedi
Preet
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