The read
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.8/10
Rotten Tomatoes100%
Critics rate it 22 points higher than audiences do.
28 audience votes
Key crew
- Shyam BenegalDirector
- Vanraj BhatiaOriginal Music Composer
- Shyam BenegalScreenplay
Cast
- Shabana AzmiLaxmi
- Anant NagSurya
- Sadhu MeherKishtaya
- Priya TendulkarSaru
- Aga Mohamed HussainCast
- Mirza Qadirali BaigCast
- Hemant Jeshwant RaoCast
- SatyanarayanCast
- Sesham RajuCast
Stills
Themes
village lifeclass conflictcaste system