Shyam Benegal
Director
2h 2m
Ankur: The Seedling (1974)
Overview
Laxmi lives a poor lifestyle in a small village in India along with her husband, Kishtaya, who is a deaf-mute. Both husband and wife work for the wealthy landlord. The landlord's son, Surya, has to cancel his studies and return home to look after the estate, as well as formalize his marriage to Saroj, the girl he was compelled to get married to when he was very young. Shortly thereafter Kishtaya is apprehended stealing toddy from the fields, is severely beaten, left senseless, and when he recovers he absconds, leaving Laxmi alone to fend for herself.62%
Shyam Benegal
Screenplay
Cast
Shabana Azmi
Laxmi
Anant Nag
Surya
Sadhu Meher
Kishtaya
Priya Tendulkar
Saru
Aga Mohamed Hussain
Mirza Qadirali Baig
Hemant Jeshwant Rao
Satyanarayan
Sesham Raju
Shabana Azmi
Laxmi
Anant Nag
Surya
Sadhu Meher
Kishtaya
Priya Tendulkar
Saru
Aga Mohamed Hussain
Mirza Qadirali Baig
Hemant Jeshwant Rao
Satyanarayan
Sesham Raju
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Release Date
July 20, 1974Original Language
HindiBudget
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