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Cast

Sunil Dutt

Sunil Dutt

Arun/Rahee

Asha Parekh

Asha Parekh

Sarita

Nirupa Roy

Nirupa Roy

Manorama

Achala Sachdev

Achala Sachdev

Arun's Older Sister

Lalita Pawar

Lalita Pawar

Rukmani (Seth Jagatnarayan's sister)

Nazir Hussain

Nazir Hussain

Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary

Asit Sen

Asit Sen

Mohan Choti

Mohan Choti

Ashim Kumar

Ashim Kumar

Krishan Dhawan

Krishan Dhawan

Farida Dadi

Farida Dadi

Crew

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Hrishikesh Mukherjee

Director

Sachin Bhowmick

Sachin Bhowmick

Screenplay

Rajendra Krishan

Rajendra Krishan

Dialogue

Rajendra Krishan

Rajendra Krishan

Lyricist

D.N. Mukherjee

D.N. Mukherjee

Story

A. V. Meiyappan

A. V. Meiyappan

Producer

Salil Choudhury

Salil Choudhury

Music

Jaywant Pathare

Jaywant Pathare

Director of Photography

T.B. Seetaram

T.B. Seetaram

Cinematography

R. G. Gopu

R. G. Gopu

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Chhaya

19616.0 / 10155 min
Romance, Drama

Overview

After her husband's death, Manorama is left alone with an infant daughter. The daughter falls ill due to poor nutrition, and in an act of desperation Manorama leaves the daughter in front of the house of Seth Jagatnarayan Chaudhary, a wealthy man who, having recently lost his wife, decides to adopt the girl. The following day, Manorama manages to get a job in the house as a servant but while she gets to care for Sarita like a mother, she longs for a day when her daughter might call her mom. Meanwhile Sarita grows up to be a beautiful girl who soon finds herself in some romantic entanglements.