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The Role

19776.4 / 10136 min
Drama, Music

Overview

Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.

A girl learns music from her courtesan grandmother and breaks into the burgeoning show business industry of 1930s Bombay, which eventually leads to decades of superstardom as well as romantic entanglements.

Cast

Smita Patil

Smita Patil

Usha

Anant Nag

Anant Nag

Rajan

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Sunil Verma

Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

Vinayak Kale

Amol Palekar

Amol Palekar

Keshav Dalvi

Sulabha Deshpande

Sulabha Deshpande

Shanta

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Harilal

Baby Rukshana

Baby Rukshana

Young Usha

B.V. Karanth

B.V. Karanth

Usha's Father

Dina Pathak

Dina Pathak

Mrs. Kale

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

Siddharth

Kusum Deshpande

Kusum Deshpande

Shanta's mother

Rekha Sabnis

Rekha Sabnis

Mrs. Yashwant Kale

Baby Bitto

Baby Bitto

Young Sushma

Savha Bajaj

Savha Bajaj

Sunila Pradhan

Sunila Pradhan

Master Abhitab

Master Abhitab

Dinu

H. Lani

H. Lani

Kiran Vairale

Kiran Vairale

Sushma Dalvi

G.M. Durrani

G.M. Durrani

Music Teacher

Abhishek

Abhishek

Om Puri

Om Puri

Swadesh Pal

Swadesh Pal

Sudarshan Dhir

Sudarshan Dhir

Dance Director

Vijay Padukone

Vijay Padukone

Santosh Shah

Santosh Shah

Benjamin Gilani

Benjamin Gilani

Crew

Satyadev Dubey

Satyadev Dubey

Dialogue

Vanraj Bhatia

Vanraj Bhatia

Music

Govind Nihalani

Govind Nihalani

Cinematography

Bhanudas Divakar

Bhanudas Divakar

Editor

Shama Zaidi

Shama Zaidi

Art Direction

Lilabai Deshpande

Lilabai Deshpande

Hairstylist

Ishwarlal G. Sharma

Ishwarlal G. Sharma

Production Manager

Manohar B. Ghanekar

Manohar B. Ghanekar

Assistant Director

Prahlad Kakar

Prahlad Kakar

Assistant Director

Dayal Nihalani

Dayal Nihalani

Assistant Director

Swadesh Pal

Swadesh Pal

Assistant Director

Hitendra Ghosh

Hitendra Ghosh

Sound

Mohamed Husein Kalsikar

Mohamed Husein Kalsikar

Sound Assistant

B.N. Tiwari

B.N. Tiwari

Sound

K. Kanti

K. Kanti

Assistant Camera

Gyan Sahay

Gyan Sahay

Assistant Camera

S.R. Sekar

S.R. Sekar

Still Photographer

Kalpana Lajmi

Kalpana Lajmi

Costume Assistant

Jagdish Mohite

Jagdish Mohite

Assistant Editor

Ramnik Patel

Ramnik Patel

Assistant Editor

Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal

Director

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Screenplay

Satyadev Dubey

Satyadev Dubey

Screenplay

Shyam Benegal

Shyam Benegal

Screenplay

Hansa Wadkar

Hansa Wadkar

Novel

Hansa Wadkar

Hansa Wadkar

Original Film Writer

Sudarshan Dheer

Sudarshan Dheer

Choreographer

Ravi Uppoor

Ravi Uppoor

Production Assistant

N. J. Kenny

N. J. Kenny

Production Assistant

Deepak Prashar

Deepak Prashar

Location Assistant

Santosh Sah

Santosh Sah

Location Assistant

Nira Benegal

Nira Benegal

Continuity

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Majrooh Sultanpuri

Lyricist

Vasant Dev

Vasant Dev

Lyricist

Preeti Sagar

Preeti Sagar

Playback Singer

Bhupendra Singh

Bhupendra Singh

Playback Singer

Chandru Atma

Chandru Atma

Playback Singer

Kumari Meena

Kumari Meena

Playback Singer

Firoz Dasturi

Firoz Dasturi

Playback Singer

Uttara Kelkar

Uttara Kelkar

Playback Singer

Saraswati Rane

Saraswati Rane

Playback Singer

Mangesh Desai

Mangesh Desai

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Kamat Ghanekar

Kamat Ghanekar

Technical Advisor

Devi Dutt

Devi Dutt

Production Controller

Fali M. Variava

Fali M. Variava

Finance

Lalit M. Bijlani

Lalit M. Bijlani

Producer

Freni M. Variava

Freni M. Variava

Producer

Vishwanath Govekar

Vishwanath Govekar

Makeup Artist