The Role
"Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman."
Overview
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.
Movie Details
Languages
English
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Studio
Blaze Film Enterprises
Key Crew
Shyam Benegal
Screenplay
Shyam Benegal
Director
Girish Karnad
Screenplay
Satyadev Dubey
Screenplay
Cast
Smita Patil
Usha
Anant Nag
Rajan
Naseeruddin Shah
Sunil Verma
Amrish Puri
Vinayak Kale
Amol Palekar
Keshav Dalvi
Sulabha Deshpande
Shanta
Kulbhushan Kharbanda
Harilal
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
