THE ROLE (1977)
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The Role
Odyssey of an actress. Daughter. Wife. Woman.
Drama, Music
November 11, 1977
Hindi
2h 16m
India
Blaze Film Enterprises
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.
Cast & Characters
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
Master Abhitab
Dinu
Kiran Vairale
Sushma Dalvi
G.M. Durrani
Music Teacher
Sudarshan Dhir
Dance Director
Crew
Shyam Benegal
Director
Hansa Wadkar
Novel
Shyam Benegal
Screenplay
Girish Karnad
Screenplay
Satyadev Dubey
Screenplay
Lalit M. Bijlani
Producer
Freni M. Variava
Producer