Ankur: The Seedling (1974)
Overview
In a small Indian village, a destitute woman's barren, alcoholic husband absconds after stealing toddy. Alone to fend for herself, she ends up relying on the affections of her landlord's to-be-married son who recently returned to look after the estate.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | hi |
| Popularity | 2.649 |
Directed By
Shyam Benegal
Crew
Shyam Benegal
Vanraj Bhatia
Freni M. Variava
Satyadev Dubey
Shyam Benegal
K.K. Mathur
S.R. Shekhar
Deepak Parashar
Mangesh Desai
Mohan J. Bijlani
Prahlad Kakar
Bhanudas Divakar
K.K. More
Krishan Malik
Vijay Divekar
Kabin Kanti
Vishwanath Govekar
Gajanand
Jayesh Khandelwal
Mahendra Dutt
Lalit M. Bijlani
Govind Nihalani
Ram Allam
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