India / Nov 11, 1977
Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.
2h 16min
Overall average
5.0/10
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Plot
The film follows the life of a successful film star, revealing her increasing alienation in a role both glamorized and patronized by society. After being forced into show business by her family, she spends her time between studios and disastrous love affairs, and feels more and more dissatisfied.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Baby Rukshana | Young Usha |
| B.V. Karanth | Usha's Father |
| Dina Pathak | Mrs. Kale |
| Mohan Agashe | Siddharth |
| Kusum Deshpande | Shanta's mother |
| Rekha Sabnis | Mrs. Yashwant Kale |
| Baby Bitto | Young Sushma |
| Savha Bajaj | |
| Sunila Pradhan | |
| Master Abhitab | Dinu |
| H. Lani | |
| Kiran Vairale | Sushma Dalvi |
| G.M. Durrani | Music Teacher |
| Abhishek | |
| Om Puri | |
| Swadesh Pal | |
| Sudarshan Dhir | Dance Director |
Genres
DramaMusic
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | भूमिका |
| Original language | हिन्दी (HI) |
| Spoken languages | English, हिन्दी |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Blaze Film Enterprises |
| Release date | 11 novembre 1977 |
| Production | Lalit M. Bijlani, Freni M. Variava |
| Writer | Shyam Benegal, Girish Karnad, Satyadev Dubey, Hansa Wadkar, Majrooh Sultanpuri, Vasant Dev |
| Editing | Bhanudas Divakar, Jagdish Mohite, Ramnik Patel |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani, Gyan Sahay, K. Kanti, S.R. Sekar |
| Assistant directors | Manohar B. Ghanekar, Swadesh Pal, Dayal Nihalani, Prahlad Kakar, Shyam Benegal, Nira Benegal |
| Camera operators | Gyan Sahay, K. Kanti, S.R. Sekar |
| Additional photography | Gyan Sahay, K. Kanti, S.R. Sekar |
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| Production design | Shama Zaidi |
| Art direction | Shama Zaidi |
| Set decoration | Shama Zaidi |
| Music | Vanraj Bhatia, Hitendra Ghosh, B.N. Tiwari, Mohamed Husein Kalsikar, Preeti Sagar, Bhupendra Singh, Kumari Meena, Saraswati Rane, Uttara Kelkar, Mangesh Desai, Chandru Atma, Firoz Dasturi |
| Sound | Vanraj Bhatia, Hitendra Ghosh, B.N. Tiwari, Mohamed Husein Kalsikar, Preeti Sagar, Bhupendra Singh, Kumari Meena, Saraswati Rane, Uttara Kelkar, Mangesh Desai, Chandru Atma, Firoz Dasturi |
| Costume design | Lilabai Deshpande, Kalpana Lajmi, Vishwanath Govekar |
| Makeup | Vishwanath Govekar, Lilabai Deshpande, Kalpana Lajmi |
| Hairstyling | Lilabai Deshpande, Kalpana Lajmi, Vishwanath Govekar |
Release dates
Theatrical release
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