Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Khwaja Ahmad Abbas Director
- Balraj Sahni as Niranjan, the eldest son of Samaddar
- Rashid Ahmed as teacher
- Damayanti Sahni as Binodini, wife of Niranjan
- Tripti Bhaduri as Radhika, wife of Ramu
- Anwar Mirza as Ramu, the youngest son of Samaddar
- Sombhu Mitra as Самаддар
- Usha Dutta as Samaddar's wife
- Hameed Butt Cast
- Zohra Sehgal Cast
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