Dharti Ke Lal

Based on plays by Bhattacharya and the story Annadata by Krishan Chander. A film about the famine that swept through Indian villages in the final years of the war for independence. After natural disasters (floods and droughts), villagers seek refuge in the city.

• Bijon BhattacharyaWriter
• Khwaja Ahmad AbbasWriter
• Khwaja Ahmad AbbasDirector

• Balraj SahniNiranjan, the eldest son of Samaddar
• Damayanti SahniBinodini, wife of Niranjan
• Anwar MirzaRamu, the youngest son of Samaddar
• Tripti BhaduriRadhika, wife of Ramu
• Sombhu MitraСамаддар
• Usha DuttaSamaddar's wife
• Rashid Ahmedteacher
• Hameed ButtCast
• Zohra SehgalCast